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Thinking about Difference: Fundamentals for Constructing a Critical Emancipatory Theory in the Sphere of Development

Authors

SIANES CASTAÑO, ANTONIO, Abellan, Jesus

External publication

No

Means

Utopia Prax. Latinoamericana

Scope

Article

Nature

Científica

JCR Quartile

SJR Quartile

SJR Impact

0.111

Publication date

01/07/2013

ISI

000217126300004

Scopus Id

2-s2.0-84887051471

Abstract

Given the hegemonic models of development that have made any alternative proposal peripheral and invisible, more and more authors and communities are re-vindicating their thinking from the viewpoint of difference, which enables the development of critical and liberating theories. The thesis set forth in this article is that, to accomplish this, a previous stage is needed: construction of the conditions that will make possible the emergence of a critical consciousness, which in turn makes possible the search for cracks in the established hegemonic system. Applying this to the field of development, the study summarizes the main contributions that have emerged from models founded on the anti-hegemonic concept of harmonious coexistence.

Keywords

Alternative models; critical thinking; development; harmonious coexistence; correct living

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