The term “Global South” is a relatively recent concept, dating back to the past five centuries, the era of discoveries and the consolidation of capitalism in the North. From here arose the image of the South as a backward and marginal country, which are the same descriptions that the Greeks applied to the Persians.These profound misconceptions about civilizations that were in no way inferior were the result of colonial conquest: a hungry Europe that seized every available land. However, the past fifty years have witnessed a shift in perspective on the part of the Global South, particularly India, China and Brazil.
Even more recent, dating back only twenty years, is the rise of the BRICS group of countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), which today presents itself as an alternative to the West.The text summarizes ten years of research, with the establishment of the School of the Global South bringing together researchers and doctoral students from countries of South America, Africa, Asia and Southern Europe.
