A list of Book Series and Titles on Global South Studies

A book series publishes stand-alone books that together, contribute to a multifaceted conversation on a specific topic. Here, we have outlined several book series which collectively explore the challenges and opportunities faced by the Global South.

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African Arguments (Hurst)

African Arguments is a series of books about contemporary Africa and the critical issues and debates surrounding the continent.

Biographies in the Global South: Life Stories Embedded in Figurations and Discourses (The University of Chicago Press)

Research into biography has historically focused almost wholly on the lives of people in the wealthier nations of the Global North. This book corrects that with a focus on the biographical histories of people—seen as part of larger groups or collectives, whether religious or political—from the Global South, with a particular focus on Africa and the Middle East. 

Crises in World Politics (Hurst)

A Series of the Centre of International Studies, and the Centre for Rising Powers, University of Cambridge covering a number of topics.

Governing Intimacies in the Global South (Manchester University Press)

This series deploys the categories of intimacy and governance to offer novel insights into the subjects, politics and cultures of the global south.

International Law and the Global South (Springer)

This book series aims to promote a complex vision of contemporary legal developments from the perspective of emerging or developing countries and/or authors integrating these elements into their approach.

International Political Economy Series (IPE) (Springer)

The global political economy is in flux as a series of cumulative crises impacts its organization and governance. The IPE series has tracked its development in both analysis and structure over the last three decades.

Kilombo: International Relations and Colonial Questions (Rowman & Littlefield)

This is the first series to mark out a dedicated space for advanced critical inquiry into colonial questions across International Relations.

Literary Cultures of the Global South (Routledge)

This book series explores the literary manifestations (in their often intermedial, networked forms) of those south–south cultural connections together with academic leaders from those societies and cultures concerned.

Postcolonial International Studies (Manchester University Press)

This series marks out a dedicated space for advanced critical inquiry into colonial questions across International Relations and beyond. The series embraces a multitude of methods and approaches, theoretical and empirical scholarship, alongside historical and contemporary concerns.

Urban Perspectives from the Global South (Springer)

The Urban Perspectives from the Global South brings together a wide variety of urban scholars under one series title and is purposefully multi-disciplinary. 


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