Save

Decolonial Thinking and the Quest for Decolonising Human Rights

In: Asian Journal of Social Science
Author:
José-Manuel Barreto Universidad Católica de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia

Search for other papers by José-Manuel Barreto in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed
Close
Download Citation Get Permissions

Access options

Get access to the full article by using one of the access options below.

Institutional Login

Log in with Open Athens, Shibboleth, or your institutional credentials

Login via Institution

Purchase

Buy instant access (PDF download and unlimited online access):

Abstract

This article offers an answer to the questions about what does it mean to think decolonially, and of how it is possible to decolonise human rights. It describes decolonial thinking as a material dialectics of a critique of Eurocentrism, a rescue of Third-World perspectives, and a dialogue between the two. It then takes this threefold movement of consciousness and political action to the field of human rights, and thematises some exemplars of each of the three moments, and of models of the decolonisation of human rights, including that of re-writing their history.

Content Metrics

All Time Past 365 days Past 30 Days
Abstract Views 4683 753 118
Full Text Views 1174 145 3
PDF Views & Downloads 2065 322 9