** now with English and Dutch subtitles** (massive thanks to Sam de Vocht). In September 2019 I was blessed to sit down with Anthony Bosschem and Tom Mahy from Zwijgen is geen optie (‘Not speaking up is not an option’) – I forgot how gratifying it is to sit across from people who actually want to…
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[op-ed] What’s There to Mourn? Decolonial Reflections on (the End of) Liberal Humanitarianism
1 January 2019 – The first issue of the brand new open access Journal of Humanitarian Affairs is out! The focus is on Humanitarianism and the Liberal Order, with contributions from Juliano Fiori (ed), Mel Bunce, Stephen Hopgood, Mark Duffield, Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, David Rieff and José Luis Fiori I was asked to contribute with and…
On Babies and Bathwater – full TEXT
On December 7th 2017 I gave a Sussex Development Lecture in which I offer a conversation between personal experiences, reflections and decolonial scholarship to reflect on the fundamental, practical, institutional and epistemological implications of recognising the coloniality in the international development project. When we seek to part with the coloniality but not with the desire…
[Video] On Babies and Bathwater: Decolonising Development Studies
In this Sussex Development Lecture (7 December 2017), I offer a conversation between personal experiences, reflections and decolonial scholarship to reflect on the fundamental, practical, institutional and epistemological implications of recognising the coloniality in the international development project. When we seek to part with the coloniality but not with the desire and imperative of global…
“Racism is relative, all -isms are” – Mayor of Antwerp Bart De Wever [Transcript ENG]
25/3 update: When/Where: Wed 25/3/2015, 18.30-23.00, Antwerp, Belgium. What: between 150-200 peaceful protesters in front of City Hall in Antwerp are reported to have been boarded on police buses, and administratively detained (max 24hrs). Why: The Mayor of Antwerp, and Belgium’s most popular politician Bart De Wever (NVA) gave an interview on the Flemish National…
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