The Myth of Decolonization and the Global South

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 “This work displays serious critical decolonial scholarship and erudition. What also distinguishes this important book is its elegant presentation…. It is not only a pleasure to read but an enlightening work. I have nothing but praise for it.”

— Professor Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Chair of Epistemologies of the Global South, University of Bayreuth, Germany

“The Myth of Decolonization and the Global South is a searing work of critical deconstruction… A brilliant addition to the growing body of decolonial IR… Highly recommended.”

— Professor Richard Jackson, Leading Thinker Chair in Peace Studies,

The University of Otago, New Zealand

“In focusing on how Pakistani international relations remain hostage to the coloniality of knowledge and power, Waheed skillfully shifts the point of reference of most international relations scholarship towards the Global South.”

— Professor Manuela Boatcă, Head of School of the Global Studies Programme at the University of Freiburg, Germany

“The Myth of Decolonization and the Global South brilliantly unpacks and analyses the epistemic conditions that shape the possibilities and the limitations of the decolonization agenda in International Relations beyond the West.”

— Dr. Somdeep Sen, Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University, Denmark

This book explores the coloniality of power and knowledge in Pakistan through an examination of Pakistani International Relations. It not only unveils the hegemonic processes embedded within the western capitalist structures of knowledge production but also explores how the eurocentrism of International Relations in Pakistan is sustained and maintained through a coloniality of knowledge and power which is designed to promote western epistemologies and emulate western standards. This book, consequently, provides a view of epistemic oppression from below.

Ahmed W. Waheed, Ph.D. (Queen Mary University of London) is the Executive Director of ROADS Initiative, Pakistan and an Honorary Research Fellow at the School of Policy and Global Affairs, City St. George’s University of London. He is the author of the books The Wrong Ally: Pakistan’s State Sovereignty under US Dependence and Constructing ‘Pakistan’ through Knowledge Production in International Relations and Area Studies.

In recent years, scholars of International Relations have increasingly turned their attention to the question of how to decolonize knowledge. While emerging debates and initiatives mark a critical step toward exposing the discipline’s embedded power structures, there remains a striking lack of systematic empirical research into how these asymmetries are reproduced and experienced within the Global South itself. This book explores the coloniality of power and knowledge in Pakistan through an examination of Pakistani International Relations. It not only unveils the hegemonic processes embedded within the western capitalist structures of knowledge production but also explores how the eurocentrism of International Relations in Pakistan is sustained and maintained through a coloniality of knowledge and power which is designed to promote western epistemologies and emulate western standards. This book, consequently, provides a view of epistemic oppression from below. In doing so, it is an initial attempt to explore how the process of decolonization can begin to address the issues embedded in the coloniality of knowledge demonstrated through an exploration of the International Relations discipline in Pakistan.

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Ahmed W. Waheed

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Coloniality Colonization Pakistani International Relations International Knowledge Production Militarization of Knowledge Neo-liberalization of universities Imperialism

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“This work displays serious critical decolonial scholarship and erudition. What also distinguishes this important book is its elegant presentation. One learns simultaneously about complex Pakistan realities subalternity and coloniality's modes of domination. The entry point is epistemic and disciplinary to expose the resilient Eurocentric epistemologies. There is no doubt that this well-researched book will have a long shelf and indeed virtual life. It is not only a pleasure to read but an enlightening work. I have nothing but praise for it.” (Professor Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Chair of Epistemologies of the Global South, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and Vice-Dean: Research, Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence, University of Bayreuth)

“The Myth of Decolonization and the Global South is a searing work of critical deconstruction. It not only clarifies and exposes the continuing structural, political-economic and cultural obstacles to the decolonisation of knowledge in IR, but it also provides an erudite and convincing explanation for this sad state of affairs. A brilliant addition to the growing body of decolonial IR, Ahmed Waheed has added another chapter to his incisive historical analysis of Pakistan and its struggle to find a place in the modern world. Highly recommended.” (Professor Richard Jackson, Leading Thinker Chair in Peace Studies, National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (NCPACS)The University of Otago, New Zealand)

“How to decolonize a hostage situation? In focusing on how Pakistani international relations remain hostage to the coloniality of knowledge and power, Waheed skilfully shifts the point of reference of most international relations scholarship towards the Global South. In so doing, he convincingly debunks entrenched myths of an ongoingly Eurocentric discipline - from the very notion of the postcolonial through the overlap between the colonial and the imperial and up to the politics of neoliberal education.” (Professor Manuela Boatcă, Head of School of the Global Studies Programme at the University of Freiburg, Germany)

“The Myth of Decolonization and the Global South brilliantly unpacks and analyses the epistemic conditions that shape the possibilities and the limitations of the decolonization agenda in International Relations beyond the West. The book elaborates the way in which legacies of colonialism and imperialism have shaped the development of Pakistani International Relations. But in doing so it also underlines the importance of the Global South as both a vantage point from where we can better understand the coloniality of International Relations as well as a site that offers possibilities of revisioning a deeply colonial discipline.” (Dr. Somdeep Sen, Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University, Denmark)

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