From the local to the global: Tunisia enters the worldwide sociological debate
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- A 2025 collective book brings sociologists from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe into a debate about reshaping sociological theory.
- The work challenges the dominance of Euro-American classics and advocates a more pluralist and inclusive approach, including Tunisia’s perspective.
A collective book published in 2025 is placing Tunisia within a broader worldwide debate over sociological theory.
“Theory Reimagined: Voices of Sociologists from Around the World” seeks to decolonize the field by giving researchers from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe a voice.
The book challenges the dominance of Euro-American classics and advances a pluralist, inclusive approach to sociological thought.
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