O Silêncio das Relações Internacionais

Abstract

The present work is expected to contribute to the dissemination of critical looks about the international reality. International Relations was created at a time when reigned both colonialism and the imperialism. However, the theme of colonialism became absent in the speeches of this field of study. Such silencing, tends to cause severe consequences causing a limitation of themes and agendas, contributing to the perpetuation of colonialism. Therefore, the aim will be to present the coloniality as an analytical axis for understanding international relations, specifically focusing on the case of Latin America. Thereunto, an analysis of the trajectory of the constitution of colonialism process, ranging from its inception to the contemporary will be done. This process of domination, named "coloniality of power" by Aníbal Quijano, begins in 1492 in Medieval Europe, portrayed by Dussel as the "myth of modernity". A born modernity at the time it is discovered the ability to control "the other", now that is implicit in the "European expansion" and missing critical readings in International Relations. So it is from this plot of colonization, that various forms of manipulation are created and concepts are formed to legitimize the Eurocentric control modes that follow.