The Journal of Global South Studies is a probing scholarly journal that examines development problems and issues as well as pioneering efforts in the developing world. It is an interdisciplinary journal that explores current and historic issues facing the Global South region of the world, including cultural, economic, political, social, and international relationships.
Current Issue
Vol. 43 No. 1 (2026): Spring 2026
Published: 2026-06-08
2026 AGSS Annual Conference
vii–viii
Abstract2026 AGSS ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
October 11–13, 2026
Venue: Arena Copacabana Hotel
Foreword
ix–xi
AbstractForeword to the Journal of Global South Studies Volume 43, Number 1 (Spring 2026).
Alô, Alô, Brasil!
xii–xvii
AbstractA message from the editor of the Journal of Global South Studies, Volume 43, Number 1 (Spring 2026).
Articles
Faith, Identity, and Struggle
The Evolution of the Tadtad Organization in the Filipino Religious Landscape
1–17
AbstractThe Tadtad (meaning “Chop-Chop”) organization emerged in the 1980s in Mindanao, Philippines. This study aims to offer a nuanced analysis of...
Politics of Land and Environmental Colonialism in Amitav Ghosh’s "The Living Mountain" (2022)
Contextualizing the Global South
18–43
AbstractAmitav Ghosh’s The Living Mountain (2022) exposes the politics of land and environmental colonialism, emphasizing how extractive...
It’s a Jungle Out There
The Growing Threat of Environmental Crimes to Sierra Leone’s National Security
44–61
AbstractThe impact of environmental hazards significantly influences global conflict, peacekeeping efforts, humanitarian responses, and the...
Precampaign Strategy and Voter Perception
Analyzing the Impact of Uniform Civil Code in Tripura
62–84
AbstractThis research examines the impact of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) promotion of the precampaign electoral promise to implement a Uniform...
Book Reviews
Adar, Korwa Gombe, Dorothy Mpabanga, Kebapetse Lotshwao, Thekiso Molokwane, and Norbert Musekiwa, eds. The Southern African Development Community Treaty-Nexus: Southern African Development Community.
85–88
AbstractReview of: Korwa Gombe Adar, Dorothy Mpabanga, Kebapetse Lotshwao, Thekiso Molokwane, and Norbert Musekiwa, eds. The Southern African...
Godlewski, Joseph. The Architecture of the Bight of Biafra: Spatial Entanglements.
89–90
AbstractGodlewski, Joseph. The Architecture of the Bight of Biafra: Spatial Entanglements. Routledge, 2024.
Hecht, Gabrielle. Residual Governance: How South Africa Foretells Planetary Futures.
90–93
AbstractHecht, Gabrielle. Residual Governance: How South Africa Foretells Planetary Futures. Duke University Press, 2023.
Mathys, Gillian. Fractured Pasts in Lake Kivu’s Borderlands: Conflicts, Connections and Mobility in Central Africa.
93–95
AbstractMathys, Gillian. Fractured Pasts in Lake Kivu’s Borderlands: Conflicts, Connections and Mobility in Central Africa. Cambridge...
Reddy, Vasu, Narnia Bohler-Muller, Zitha Mokomane, and Crain Soudien, eds. Quality of Life and Wellbeing: State of the Nation.
95–99
AbstractReddy, Vasu, Narnia Bohler-Muller, Zitha Mokomane, and Crain Soudien, eds. Quality of Life and Wellbeing: State of the Nation. Human...
Auyero, Javier, ed. Portraits of Persistence: Inequality and Hope in Latin America.
99–101
AbstractReview of: Auyero, Javier, ed. Portraits of Persistence: Inequality and Hope in Latin America. University of Texas Press, 2024.
Ayorinde, Christine. Afro-Cuban Religiosity, Revolution, and National Identity.
102–104
AbstractAyorinde, Christine. Afro-Cuban Religiosity, Revolution, and National Identity. University Press of Florida, 2024.
Guillermoprieto, Alma. The Years of Blood: Stories from a Reporting Life in Latin America.
104–105
AbstractReview of: Guillermoprieto, Alma. The Years of Blood: Stories from a Reporting Life in Latin America. Duke University Press, 2025.
Larson, Brooke. The Lettered Indian: Race, Nation, and Indigenous Education in Twentieth-Century Bolivia.
105–107
AbstractReview of: Larson, Brooke. The Lettered Indian: Race, Nation, and Indigenous Education in Twentieth-Century Bolivia. Duke University...
Otheguy, Raquel Alicia. Black Freedom and Education in Nineteenth-Century Cuba.
107–110
AbstractReview of: Otheguy, Raquel Alicia. Black Freedom and Education in Nineteenth-Century Cuba. University of Florida Press, 2025.
Zeiderman, Austin. Artery: Racial Ecologies on Colombia’s Magdalena River.
110–112
AbstractReview of: Zeiderman, Austin. Artery: Racial Ecologies on Colombia’s Magdalena River. Duke University Press, 2025.
Roy, Siddharthya. The Company of Violent Men: Stories from the Bloody Fault Lines of the Subcontinent.
112–114
AbstractReview of: Roy, Siddharthya. The Company of Violent Men: Stories from the Bloody Fault Lines of the Subcontinent. Penguin Random House...
Sun, Shao-cheng. Hedging the China Threat: US-Taiwan Security Relations Since 1949.
114–116
AbstractReview of: Sun, Shao-cheng. Hedging the China Threat: US-Taiwan Security Relations Since 1949. Lynne Rienner, 2024.
Huang, Mingwei. Reconfiguring Racial Capitalism: South Africa in the Chinese Century.
116–119
AbstractReview of: Huang, Mingwei. Reconfiguring Racial Capitalism: South Africa in the Chinese Century. Duke University Press, 2024.
Quinn, Josephine. How the World Made the West: A 4,000 Year History.
119–121
AbstractReview of: Quinn, Josephine. How the World Made the West: A 4,000 Year History. Bloomsbury, 2024.