Pluralizing Fields of Practice as Arena for Global South Decolonization

Key Points

• The aim is to understand how decolonization processes are reshaping practices in the Global South.
• Explored three distinct communities of practice in the Global South.
• Analyzed the social forces influencing the transformation of their respective fields.
• Investigated the balance between local contingencies and universal values.
• Identified key social forces driving transformation in the Global South.
• Demonstrated the emergence of new modalities within these practices.
• Showed the ongoing tension between local contingencies and universalizing values.