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Boaventura de Sousa Santos
ボアヴェンチュラ・デ・ソウザ・サントス
Boaventura de Sousa Santos
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1940-11-15 （Coimbra）
- Nationality
- Portugal
- Languages
- Portuguese, English, Spanish, Italian, French, German, Mandarin
- Residence History
- Coimbra, Portugal → Penacova, Portugal
Career
- Occupations
- sociologist, professor emeritus, legal scholar
- Active Years
- 1963-
- Affiliations
- Department of Sociology, School of Economics, University of Coimbra (FEUC), Centre for Social Studies (CES), University of Coimbra, University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Coimbra | — | Faculty of Law | 法学士 | 1963 | Portugal |
| Free University of Berlin | — | Jurisprudence | 法学修士相当 | 1965 | Germany |
| Yale University | — | Sociology of law | 法学博士 | 1969-1973 | United States |
University of Coimbra
Faculty of Law
Degree:
法学士
Period:
1963
Year of Graduation:
1963
Country:
Portugal
Undergraduate degree in law
Free University of Berlin
Jurisprudence
Degree:
法学修士相当
Period:
1965
Year of Graduation:
1965
Country:
Germany
Post-graduate diploma in jurisprudence
Yale University
Sociology of law
Degree:
法学博士
Period:
1969-1973
Year of Graduation:
1973
Country:
United States
Doctorate in sociology of law
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Frantz Fanon Lifetime Achievement Award | — | — | Caribbean Philosophical Association | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Science and Technology Prize of Mexico | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Law and Society Association’s Kalven Jr. Prize | — | — | Law and Society Association | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Military Order of Saint James of the Sword | — | 大十字章 | — | 受賞 |
Frantz Fanon Lifetime Achievement Award
2022
Organization:
Caribbean Philosophical Association
Result:
受賞
Science and Technology Prize of Mexico
2010
Result:
受賞
Law and Society Association’s Kalven Jr. Prize
2011
Organization:
Law and Society Association
Result:
受賞
Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
1996
Category:
大十字章
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Epistemologies of the South
2014 SociologyAdvocates for epistemologies from the Global South, challenging Eurocentric knowledge.
cognitive justicedecolonialismglobal justice
Translations
- Translated into multiple languages
Bibliography
- State, Law and Social Struggles (1991)
- Reinventing Democracy (1998)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- critical social theorydecolonial approach
- Recurring Motifs
- sociology of absencesepistemologies of the Southcounter-hegemonic globalization
Health
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amblyopiaEye condition but no major impact on activities
Legacy
Prominent Portuguese left-wing intellectual known for Epistemologies of the South.
Quotes
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We have the right to be equal whenever difference diminishes us; we have the right to be different whenever equality decharacterizes us.
Source: Nuestra America (2001) (2001)
Trivia
- Father was a chef at Nicola cafe in Coimbra.
- Spent holidays at grandparents' farm in Penacova.