Social Sciences for an Other Politics

This book opens up a unique intellectual space where eleven femalescholar-activists explore alternative forms of theorising social reality. These'Women on the Verge' demonstrate that a new radical subject- one that is plural,prefigurative, decolonial, ethical, ecological, communal and democratic- isin the making, but is unrecognisable with old analytical tools. Of centralconcern to the book is the resistance of some social scientists, many of themcritical theorists, to learning about this radical subject and to interrogatingthe concepts, methodologies and epistemologies used to grasp it. Echoingthe experiential critique of capitalist-colonial society that is taking place atthe grassroots, the authors examine how to create hope, decolonisecritique and denaturalise society. They also address the various dimensionsof the social (re)production of life, including women in development, thecommons, and nature. Finally, they discuss the dynamics of prefigurationby social movements, critiquing social movement theory in the process.This thought-provoking edited collection will appeal to students andscholars of gender studies, social, Marxist and Feminist theory, postcolonialstudies and politics.