Bandung humanism and a new understanding of the Global South : an introduction

As one of the most significant events of the immediate post-colonial period, the 1955 Bandung Conference, officially known as the first Asia-Africa Conference (Konferensi Asia-Afrika), brought together delegates from twenty-nine newly independent states representing more than half the world’s popula...

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Main Authors: Liu, Hong, Zhou, Taomo
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1430842020-07-29T08:08:35Z Bandung humanism and a new understanding of the Global South : an introduction Liu, Hong Zhou, Taomo School of Humanities School of Social Sciences Humanities::General Bandung Conference South-south Cooperation As one of the most significant events of the immediate post-colonial period, the 1955 Bandung Conference, officially known as the first Asia-Africa Conference (Konferensi Asia-Afrika), brought together delegates from twenty-nine newly independent states representing more than half the world’s population at the time.1 In addition to recent monographs and edited volumes,2 special issues of academic journals were published in 2015 and 2016 on the occasion of fiftieth anniversary of the Bandung Conference.3 While bringing important insights to our understanding of the Bandung Conference and its legacies, these recent studies have focused primarily on geopolitical, diplomatic, and global social justice issues. There remains a need to critically assess and unveil the dynamics, mechanisms, and impact of transnational flows of ideas and practices about culture, society, economic development, and governance within the Global South, which can be traced back to the mid-1950s. Ministry of Education (MOE) Accepted version This work was partially supported by the Singapore Ministry of Education AcRF Tier-2 Grant entitled “Transnational Knowledge Transfer and Dynamic Governance in Comparative Perspective” [grant number MOE2016-T2-02-87]. 2020-07-29T08:08:35Z 2020-07-29T08:08:35Z 2019 Journal Article Liu, H., & Zhou, T. (2019). Bandung humanism and a new understanding of the Global South : an introduction. Critical Asian Studies, 51(2), 141-143. doi:10.1080/14672715.2018.1564625 1467-2715 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143084 10.1080/14672715.2018.1564625 2-s2.0-85059880541 2 51 141 143 en MOE2016-T2-02-87 Critical Asian Studies © 2019 BCAS, Inc. All rights reserved. This paper was published by Taylor & Francis in Critical Asian Studies and is made available with permission of BCAS, Inc. application/pdf
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Bandung Conference
South-south Cooperation
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Bandung Conference
South-south Cooperation
Liu, Hong
Zhou, Taomo
Bandung humanism and a new understanding of the Global South : an introduction
description As one of the most significant events of the immediate post-colonial period, the 1955 Bandung Conference, officially known as the first Asia-Africa Conference (Konferensi Asia-Afrika), brought together delegates from twenty-nine newly independent states representing more than half the world’s population at the time.1 In addition to recent monographs and edited volumes,2 special issues of academic journals were published in 2015 and 2016 on the occasion of fiftieth anniversary of the Bandung Conference.3 While bringing important insights to our understanding of the Bandung Conference and its legacies, these recent studies have focused primarily on geopolitical, diplomatic, and global social justice issues. There remains a need to critically assess and unveil the dynamics, mechanisms, and impact of transnational flows of ideas and practices about culture, society, economic development, and governance within the Global South, which can be traced back to the mid-1950s.
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