Reorienting Critical Geographies of Global Development

A Conversation with Han Cheng, Patricia Daley, Ruben Gonzalez-Vicente, Diana Vela-Almeida, and Joseph Awetori Yaro

Autori

  • Mariasole Pepa University of Padova
  • Giles Mohan Open University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14288/acme.8fdy48-2520

Parole chiave:

development, geography, scale, class, anti-racism, militarism, activism

Abstract

Questa tavola rotonda sul riorientamento delle geografie critiche dello sviluppo globale è stata organizzata in risposta alla call lanciata dalla rivista ACME: “The Critical Geography Conversations: ACME's 20+ Year Anniversary”. Ha coinvolto accademiche e accademici di diversa formazione - tra cui Han Cheng, Patricia Daley, Ruben Gonzalez-Vicente e Diana Vela-Almeida - per riflettere sui cambiamenti in atto nelle geografie dello sviluppo globale, come l'ascesa del Sud globale, il consolidamento dei BRICS, in particolare il ruolo della Cina, e la necessità di mettere in discussione le categorie spaziali consolidate. La conversazione ha creato uno spazio di riflessione collettiva sulle possibilità e le sfide di rimodellare il nostro modo di insegnare, ricercare e confrontarci con il mondo. In un'epoca in cui il disimparare e il ripensare sono atti fondamentali per immaginare futuri alternativi, questo dialogo ha sottolineato l'importanza di forgiare nuovi modi di essere, sentire e pensare lo sviluppo e la geografia.

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Pubblicato

2025-07-22

Come citare

Pepa, M., & Mohan, G. (2025). Reorienting Critical Geographies of Global Development: A Conversation with Han Cheng, Patricia Daley, Ruben Gonzalez-Vicente, Diana Vela-Almeida, and Joseph Awetori Yaro. ACME: An International Journal for Critical Geographies, 24(3), 345–362. https://doi.org/10.14288/acme.8fdy48-2520

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V. 24 N. 3 (2025): Research Articles, Roundtable, and Interview

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Roundtables

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