Introduction

The encounter of “other” ways of knowing, being, and enacting has historically created debates and struggles that aim to understand and organize these differences. As globalization decreases some distances, this problem has gained saliency in domestic, international, and global politics. The objective of this book is to assess diverse ways of dealing with “others” while also emphasizing the advantages of decolonial intersectionality. In order to achieve this goal, Intersectional Decoloniality: Reimagining International Relations and the Problem of Difference systematically analyzes the disputes and struggles that emerge among Andean intellectuals, governmental projects for Bolivia, and scholars of “International Relations.” This genealogy results in the discussion of an approach that encompasses difference while also sustaining a reflexive, circular, and intersectional form of decolonial praxis. Additionally, the approach proposes a fruitful way to relate to other perspectives, creating more democratic spaces of debate and ally-ship. Within International Relations, the discussion of this problem of difference has been tackled by post-structuralist, feminist, post-colonial, and other interpretive authors, but the intersectional form of decoloniality that emerges as a result of this genealogy contributes to the discussion in innovative ways.