Sustainability and Social Justice
Document Type
Book Chapter
Abstract
In this conceptual paper, we consider novel avenues for development in the Anglophone Caribbean by addressing the historical heritage of chattel slavery, Indigenous dispossession, and extractive capitalism and their pivotal roles in shaping capitalist modernity. Our analysis encompasses the historical configurations of the development paradigm, elucidating the impact of colonial violence, extractive and racial capitalism, and the resulting material and epistemic repercussions. Positioned within the conceptual framework of reparations, we propose restructuring the aid system and asserting the right to epistemic autonomy as two strategic avenues for reshaping the current developmental trajectories of Caribbean societies.
Publication Title
Transforming Development in Education
Publication Date
1-2025
First Page
113
Last Page
135
ISBN
9781035337798
DOI
10.4337/9781035337798.00013
Keywords
Caribbean development, education, epistemic violence, extractive capitalism, racial capitalism, reparations
Repository Citation
Jules, Tavis D. and Brissett, Nigel, "Delinking Development: Material and Epistemic Justice and Caribbean Reparations" (2025). Sustainability and Social Justice. 577.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_idce/577
Creative Commons License
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Copyright Conditions
Brissett, N. O. (2025). Delinking Development: Material and Epistemic Justice and Caribbean Reparations. In Transforming Development in Education (pp. 113-137). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035337798.00013