Dependency Theories in Latin America: An Intellectual Reconstruction

This book offers a discussion of the origins of Latin American dependency theories and their implications for contemporary social theory. The book explores the conditions of emergence of this intellectual movement, the trajectories of some of its main formulators, as well as the circulation of their ideas, their reception in other contexts, and their influence on other theoretical formulations and problems of the present. The book is aimed at social scientists interested in broadening the scope of social theory towards the Global South, in processes of knowledge circulation between central and semi-peripheral regions, as well as in understanding the problems of dependency, modernisation, and development processes in Latin America. The book can be used both as an introduction to these themes and to delve deeper into specific issues.

André Magnelli is the creator, director and editor of the independent institution for study and research Ateliê de Humanidades (ateliedehumanidades.com. He is the author of the following books: Durkheim, apesar do século: novas interpretações entre filosofia e sociologia (2018), Uma democracia (in)acabada: quadros e bordas da soberania do povo com Pierre Rosanvallon (2019), Cartografias da crítica (2019) and Sociologia das tecnociências contemporâneas (2020). Research at the interface of social theory, technosciences & society, historical sociology of the political, anthropological theory, ethics, political philosophy, and rhetoric.

Felipe Maia is a Professor of Sociology at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora and a CNPq researcher (Brazil). He is the author of the book ＂A economia imaginada do capitalismo agrário＂ (2021) and editor of ＂Uma Democracia (in)acabada＂ (2019) and ＂Uma Difícil Democracia: Diálogos sobre a obra de Luiz Werneck Vianna＂ (2023). He has research interests in the areas of: social theory, sociology of intellectuals, historical sociology, sociology of knowledge and political sociology, especially in the theme of the relationship between critique and crisis.

Paulo Henrique Martins is a Professor of sociology at the Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil and a CNPq researcher (Brazil); Former president of the Latin American Sociological Association (ALAS); He was Vice-President at Mouvement anti-utilitariste en sciences sociales (MAUSS) (2009-2012). He is the author of many books, including Critical Theory of Coloniality (2022), Itinerários do dom: teoria e sentimento (2019) and Teoria Crítica da Colonialidade (2019). In his intellectual activity he articulate in an interdisciplinary way the studies on gift, seeking permanent dialogue with anthropology, politics and psychology; his studies in Social Theory, Sociology of Health and Sociology of Power often reveal the following indicators: gift, citizenship, democracy, solidarity, public policies, social networks, health and culture.