New directions for global sociology

Intervention of Sari Hanafi, American University of Beirut, International Sociological Association President, in the Sociology of conflict seminar of Michel Wieviorka and Hervé Le Bras.

Today, the postcolonial approach is not sufficient to account for the problems of knowledge production. It should be complemented by a “post-authoritarian approach.”. This means considering not only the impact of colonialism, but also the impact of local authoritarianism.