Boaventura de Sousa Santos
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Boaventura de Sousa Santos is a Portuguese sociologist and legal scholar known for his work on epistemologies of the Global South, postcolonial theory, and critical legal studies.
All labels observed (1)
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| Boaventura de Sousa Santos canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boaventura de Sousa Santos Context triple: [University of Coimbra, hasNotableAlumni, Boaventura de Sousa Santos]
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Ernesto Laclau
Ernesto Laclau was an Argentine political theorist known for his influential work on populism, discourse, and hegemony within post-Marxist and post-structuralist thought.
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B.
Leonardo Boff
Leonardo Boff is a Brazilian theologian, former Franciscan friar, and prominent proponent of liberation theology known for his critiques of Church hierarchy and advocacy for social justice and environmental causes.
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Rafael Freyre
Rafael Freyre is a coastal municipality in eastern Cuba known for its beaches and proximity to the city of Holguín.
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Roberto Mangabeira Unger
Roberto Mangabeira Unger is a Brazilian philosopher, social theorist, and politician known for his influential work in critical legal studies and his proposals for radical democratic and economic reform.
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E.
Saskia Sassen
Saskia Sassen is a prominent sociologist best known for her work on globalization, migration, and the concept of the global city.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boaventura de Sousa Santos Target entity description: Boaventura de Sousa Santos is a Portuguese sociologist and legal scholar known for his work on epistemologies of the Global South, postcolonial theory, and critical legal studies.
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A.
Ernesto Laclau
Ernesto Laclau was an Argentine political theorist known for his influential work on populism, discourse, and hegemony within post-Marxist and post-structuralist thought.
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B.
Leonardo Boff
Leonardo Boff is a Brazilian theologian, former Franciscan friar, and prominent proponent of liberation theology known for his critiques of Church hierarchy and advocacy for social justice and environmental causes.
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C.
Rafael Freyre
Rafael Freyre is a coastal municipality in eastern Cuba known for its beaches and proximity to the city of Holguín.
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D.
Roberto Mangabeira Unger
Roberto Mangabeira Unger is a Brazilian philosopher, social theorist, and politician known for his influential work in critical legal studies and his proposals for radical democratic and economic reform.
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E.
Saskia Sassen
Saskia Sassen is a prominent sociologist best known for her work on globalization, migration, and the concept of the global city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic
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human ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ sociologist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Portugal ⓘ |
| employer | University of Coimbra ⓘ |
| familyName | Santos ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
critical legal studies
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decolonial studies ⓘ epistemologies of the Global South ⓘ legal studies ⓘ political sociology ⓘ postcolonial theory ⓘ sociology ⓘ sociology of law ⓘ |
| givenName | Boaventura ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
Another Knowledge Is Possible
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Democratizing Democracy ⓘ epistemologies of the South ⓘ
surface form:
Epistemologies of the South
If God Were a Human Rights Activist ⓘ The End of the Cognitive Empire ⓘ The Rise of the Global Left ⓘ The Critical Legal Studies Movement ⓘ
surface form:
Toward a New Legal Common Sense
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| knownFor |
critical analysis of globalization
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critique of Eurocentric epistemologies ⓘ epistemologies of the South ⓘ post-abyssal thinking ⓘ theory of subaltern cosmopolitanism ⓘ work on legal pluralism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| name | Boaventura de Sousa Santos self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Portuguese ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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jurist ⓘ researcher ⓘ sociologist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
global South
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human rights ⓘ legal pluralism ⓘ participatory democracy ⓘ social movements ⓘ |
| theoreticalOrientation |
Marxist-inspired sociology
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critical theory ⓘ decolonial thought ⓘ postcolonial theory ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Coimbra
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Portugal ⓘ |
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