Résumés
Abstract
This roundtable on reorienting critical geographies of global development was organized in response to “The Critical Geography Conversations: ACME’s 20+ Year Anniversary”. It brought together scholars from diverse backgrounds—including Han Cheng, Patricia Daley, Jospeh Yaro, Ruben Gonzalez-Vicente, and Diana Vela-Almeida—to reflect on significant shifts in global development geographies, such as the rise of the Global South, the consolidation of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS), especially China’s role, and the urgency to question established spatial categories. The conversation created a space for collective reflection on the possibilities and challenges of reshaping how we teach, research, and engage with the world. In an era where unlearning and rethinking are vital to envisioning alternative futures, this dialogue emphasized the importance of forging new ways of being, feeling, and thinking about development and geography.
Keywords:
- development,
- geography,
- scale,
- class,
- anti-racism,
- militarism,
- activism
Résumé
Cette table ronde sur la réorientation des géographies critiques du développement mondial a été organisée en réponse à « The Critical Geography Conversations : Le 20e anniversaire de l'ACME ». Elle a rassemblé des chercheurs de divers horizons - dont Han Cheng, Patricia Daley, Ruben Gonzalez-Vicente et Diana Vela-Almeida - pour réfléchir aux changements significatifs dans les géographies du développement mondial, tels que la montée du Sud global, la consolidation des BRICS, en particulier le rôle de la Chine, et la nécessité de remettre en question les catégories spatiales établies. La conversation a créé un espace de réflexion collective sur les possibilités et les défis liés à la refonte de nos méthodes d'enseignement, de recherche et d'engagement dans le monde. À une époque où désapprendre et repenser sont essentiels pour envisager des avenirs alternatifs, ce dialogue a souligné l'importance de forger de nouvelles façons d'être, de sentir et de penser le développement et la géographie.
Resumen
Esta mesa redonda sobre la reorientación de las geografías críticas del desarrollo mundial se organizó en respuesta a «Las Conversaciones sobre Geografía Crítica: ACME's 20+ Year Anniversary». Reunió a académicos y académicas de diversas formaciones -entre ellos Han Cheng, Patricia Daley, Rubén González-Vicente y Diana Vela-Almeida- para reflexionar sobre los cambios significativos en las geografías del desarrollo mundial, como el ascenso del Sur Global, la consolidación de los BRICS, especialmente el papel de China, y la necesidad de cuestionar las categorías espaciales establecidas. La conversación creó un espacio para la reflexión colectiva sobre las posibilidades y los retos de remodelar nuestra forma de enseñar, investigar y relacionarnos con el mundo. En una época en la que desaprender y repensar son vitales para vislumbrar futuros alternativos, este diálogo puso de relieve la importancia de forjar nuevas formas de ser, sentir y pensar sobre el desarrollo y la geografía.
Riassunto
Questa tavola rotonda sul riorientamento delle geografie critiche dello sviluppo globale è stata organizzata in risposta alla call lanciata dalla rivista ACME: “The Critical Geography Conversations: ACME's 20+ Year Anniversary”. Ha coinvolto accademiche e accademici di diversa formazione - tra cui Han Cheng, Patricia Daley, Ruben Gonzalez-Vicente e Diana Vela-Almeida - per riflettere sui cambiamenti in atto nelle geografie dello sviluppo globale, come l'ascesa del Sud globale, il consolidamento dei BRICS, in particolare il ruolo della Cina, e la necessità di mettere in discussione le categorie spaziali consolidate. La conversazione ha creato uno spazio di riflessione collettiva sulle possibilità e le sfide di rimodellare il nostro modo di insegnare, ricercare e confrontarci con il mondo. In un'epoca in cui il disimparare e il ripensare sono atti fondamentali per immaginare futuri alternativi, questo dialogo ha sottolineato l'importanza di forgiare nuovi modi di essere, sentire e pensare lo sviluppo e la geografia.
Parties annexes
Bibliography
- Alden, Chris, and Daniel Large. 2019. New Directions in Africa–China Studies. London: Routledge.
- Behuria, Pritish. 2024. “Is the Study of Development Humiliating or Emancipatory? The Case Against Universalising ‘Development’,” The European Journal of Development Research https://doi.org/10.1057/s41287-024-00674-5
- Caretta, Martina Angela, and Pepa, Mariasole. 2023. “Decolonising pedagogy in practice: cuerpo-territorio to consolidate students’ learning,” Journal of Geography in Higher Education 48 (4): 718–726.
- Ferguson, James. 1994. The Anti-Politics Machine: Development, Depoliticization, and Bureaucratic Power in Lesotho. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
- Gani, Jasmine K., and Ruba M. Khan. 2024. "Positionality Statements as a Function of Coloniality: Interrogating Reflexive Methodologies," International Studies Quarterly 68 (2).
- Gonzalez-Vicente, Ruben. 2021. "Why a Critical Geopolitics Cannot Be Confucian," Dialogues in Human Geography 11 (2): 248–252.
- Gray, Kevin, and Barry K. Gills. 2016. "South–South Cooperation and the Rise of the Global South," Third World Quarterly 37 (4): 557–574.
- Gregory, Derek. 2004. The Colonial Present: Afghanistan, Palestine, Iraq. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.
- Horner, Rory, and David Hulme. 2019. "From International to Global Development: New Geographies of 21st Century Development," Development and Change 50 (2): 347–378.
- Kothari, Ashish, Ariel Salleh, Arturo Escobar, Federico Demaria, and Alberto Acosta. 2019. Pluriverse: A Post-Development Dictionary. New Delhi: Tulika Books.
- Massey, Doreen. 1994. Space, Place, and Gender. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
- Mawdsley, Emma. 2018. "The ‘Southernisation’ of Development?" Asia Pacific Viewpoint 59 (2): 173–185.
- Mohan, Giles. 2021. "Below the Belt? Territory and Development in China's International Rise," Development and Change 52: 54–75.
- Murrey, Amber, and Patricia Daley. 2023. Learning Disobedience: Decolonizing Development Studies. London: Pluto Press.
- Nyamnjoh, Francis B. 2015. “Incompleteness: Frontier Africa and the Currency of Conviviality,” Journal of Asian and African Studies 52(3): 253-270.
- Pase, Andrea, Kronenburg García Angela, Pepa Mariasole, Bertoncin Marina, Gianoli Federico, Braga Carla. 2025. Water and Land in the Sahel: Mapping the Flow. London: Routledge.
- Pepa, Mariasole, Francesca Acetino, Diletta Damiano, Kollectiv Oragotango, and Local Development Students. 2024. "Acting In- and Out-Side the Classroom: Collective Mapping for an Engaged Teaching." This is Not an Atlas. https://notanatlas.org/maps/teaching-counter-cartographies-3
- Raghuram, Parvati, Pat Noxolo, and Claire Madge. 2014. "Rising Asia and Postcolonial Geography," Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography 35 (1): 119–135.
- Rose-Redwood, Reuben, Carolyn Rose-Redwood, Eleni Apostolopoulou, T. Blackman, Han Cheng, A. Datta, S. Dias, F. Ferretti, W. Patrick, J. Riding, M. Rose, and A. Sabhlok. 2024. "Re-imagining the Futures of Geographical Thought and Praxis," Dialogues in Human Geography 14 (2): 177–191.
- Schuurman, Frank J. 1983. Beyond the Impasse: New Directions in Development Theory. London: Zed Books.
- Sidaway, James D. 2011. "Geographies of Development: New Maps, New Visions?" The Professional Geographer 64 (1): 49–62.
- Ulloa, Astrid. 2024. "Destabilising Geographies in Colombia: Trajectories and Perspectives," Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers 49: e12588.
- Zaragocin, Sofia. 2024. "Geographies of the Global South and the Hemispheric Scale," Dialogues in Human Geography 14 (2): 230–233.
- Ziai, Aram. 2017. "Post-development 25 Years After The Development Dictionary," Third World Quarterly 38 (12): 2547–2558.

