Thinking Framework Concept: A Decolonial Epistemological Proposal for the Current Latin-American Scenario by Verónica Soto Pimentel

“…The new crisis faced by Latin American governments of counter-hegemonic political projects – which had made important progress towards inclusion – against the (re) strengthening of a bloc of countries with neoliberal projects that have tended to aggravate regional social problems raises the question: how to break this return to the myth of Sisyphus? Based on the presuppositions of decolonial thinking, the proposed hypothesis is that this would be - partly due to- the presence of Eurocentric features in the construction of knowledge on social problems and their solution in the political projects that are discussed in the region. …”
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Sisyphe à Mexico : risques et politiques urbaines by François Mancebo

“…In much the same way as in Sisyphus myth, mexican planners and developers try hard to take the risk-boulder up the unsustainable-slope, but the boulder always comes down, again and again. …”
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Natural hazards and urban policies in Mexico City by François Mancebo

“…Their situation is a little like that of Sisyphus trying to push his rock up the hill, but in this case it is not really the rock that is the problem but rather the slope. …”
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Des risques « naturels » aux politiques urbaines à Mexico by François Mancebo

“…Their situation is a little like that of Sisyphus trying to push his rock up the hill, but in this case it is not really the rock that is the problem but rather the slope. …”
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