Decolonial realism: Ethics, politics and dialectics in Fanon and Dussel
Abstract
This article approaches contemporary European debates on the subject of realism
through the lenses offered by two decolonial thinkers: Fanon and Dussel. Whereas both share with realism a fundamental emphasis on reality as the starting point form theory -an assumption shared by much decolonial thought- they nevertheless provide another layer of specificity in their consideration of the colonial condition, diagnosing a fundamental absence of reciprocity that dictates the course of decolonization as a transformation of reality. Reconsidering the debates on realism in light of these insights therefore provides a powerful basis for both formulating a specifically decolonial realism and for engaging in comparative political theorizing more generally.
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