Arturo Escobar

Arturo Escobar is an anthropologist who divides his time between Colombia and the US, and is author of Designs for the Pluriverse.

¿Puede el coronavirus salvar el planeta?

La crisis del coronavirus significa una civilización que está muriendo. Pero también muestra un "pluriverso" de otros mundos que se están levantando. Português

By Alberto Acosta, Arturo Escobar, Ashish Kothari, Ariel Salleh and Federico Demaria

/ 27 Mar 2020

¿Puede el coronavirus salvar el planeta?

O coronavírus pode salvar o planeta?

A crise do coronavírus significa uma civilização que está morrendo. Mas também mostra um "pluriverso" de outros mundos em ascensão. Español

By Alberto Acosta, Arturo Escobar, Ashish Kothari, Ariel Salleh and Federico Demaria

/ 27 Mar 2020

Can the coronavirus save the planet?

The corona crisis signifies a civilization that is dying. But it also shows a 'pluriverse' of other worlds rising up.

By Ashish Kothari, Arturo Escobar, Ariel Salleh, Federico Demaria and Alberto Acosta

/ 26 Mar 2020

'Development' is colonialism in disguise

Other worlds are possible - the Pluriverse is breathing.

By Arturo Escobar, Ashish Kothari, Ariel Salleh, Federico Demaria and Alberto Acosta

/ 9 Sep 2019

'Development' is colonialism in disguise

Latin America in a post-development era: an interview with Arturo Escobar

Colombian-American anthropologist Arturo Escobar is one of Latin America's leading voices on post-development theory and political ecology. In this interview, he outlines development paths for the continent to follow, somewhere between modernisation, decolonisation and economic growth.

By Arturo Escobar and Claudia Ciobanu

/ 6 Nov 2012