Widening the ‘Global Conversation’: Highlighting the Voices of IPE in the Global South

Authors : Melisa DECİANCİO, Cintia QUİLİCONİ

Pages : 249-266

Doi:10.20991/allazimuth.726271

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Publication Date : 2020-06-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The field of IPE has traditionally being conceptualized as an Anglo Saxon construct, in this paper we argue that it is critically important to reflect on the way IPE has developed outside the mainstream, in the periphery, focusing on the case studies of Africa – in particular South Africa; Asia – in particular China; and South America, in order to start a conversation that engages with the contributions of peripheral IPE. By bringing to light the way IPE has been approached in these regions of the world we identify problems, ideas, and concerns different from those in the North and which also call attention to the necessity of a conscious reading of these works and to opening a dialogue and comparison among them. The paper explores the contributions made by IPE in Africa, Asia and South America in order to discuss the possibility of widening IPE’s ‘global conversation’ including peripheral approaches.
Keywords : International Relations, dialogue, political economy, Global South