Description
This panel critically reflects on structures, practices, and discourses in contemporary International Relations. It demonstrates, on the one hand, that theoretical-methodological production from Mexico engages in dialogue with international perspectives advocating for the consideration of history, situated learning, emotions, and interdisciplinary approaches as fundamental elements for the construction of meaningful and relevant knowledge. On the other hand, it acknowledges that scientific production cannot be detached from the diversity of concerns and needs within a community. Thus, the panel explores topics such as: a) the particularity of Mexican theoretical production in IR in Mexico and its paradoxical distance from hegemonic visions in the United States; b) the importance of thinking about IR from the perspective of Mesoamerica to promote knowledge creation in the Global South; c) the imagination of global spaces based on notions of intimacy and queer theory in IR; d) the challenges posed by the Global South to the traditional meanings of development; and e) the understanding of de-globalization and its implication for Mexico and the Global South.
