![]() The whereabouts of the ‘Global South’Īs a meta category, the ‘Global South’ has taken on a variety of meanings. In order to shed light on the popularity of the ‘Global South’, we suggest approaching it as a ‘meta category’: a tool that helps map global space by classifying a wide range of phenomena. Number of publications in Scopus mentioning the term ‘Global South’ in their title, abstract and/or keywords (1994 – 2020)Ī recent Third World Quarterly Special Issue highlights how this steep rise contrasts with significantly lower references to the ‘Global North’. The rise of the ‘Global South’ in academic publications According to the Scopus database, references to the ‘Global South’ in English-language research have expanded exponentially over the last two decades. ![]() From climate change activists to diplomats negotiating development finance, ‘North’ and ‘South’ have become staple terminology in media and politics.Īcademic publications also reflect the current prominence of the ‘Global South’. References to the ‘Global South’ have made it to the centre of debates about world affairs. Exploiting its analytical potential, Sebastian Haug argues, requires explicit engagement with definitions, meanings and the implications of taken-for-granted framings. The ‘Global South’ has become a popular meta category in the practice and study of world politics.
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