Monthly Archives: November 2025

(1928–2018)November 2025 Volume 52 Number 6Issue Editor: Richard L. HarrisSummary:This issue explores the concepts of coloniality and decoloniality, commemorating the intellectual legacy of Peruvian sociologist Aníbal Quijano and his contributions to critical theory. Drawing on decolonial scholarship and praxis, the issue examines how enduring colonial structures continue to shape global capitalism, racial and gender hierarchies, knowledge production, and social relations. Emphasizing resistance to Western hegemony, contributors address decolonial feminism, Indigenous movements, epistemic justice, education, and alternative ways of knowing and being, highlighting the importance of international collaboration and transformative practices in challenging colonial power and envisioning more equitable futures. [popupurl="https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/lapa/52/6?etoc" height="650" width="800" scrollbars="1"]TABLE OF CONTENTS | PURCHASE THIS ISSUE[/popup]

 July 2025 Volume 52 Number 4Issue Editors: Wendy C. Grenade and Candia Mitchell HallSummary:This issue revisits the Grenada Revolution (1979–1983) and its enduring influence on Caribbean politics, culture, and society. Through interdisciplinary analyses, contributors examine the revolution’s achievements, internal contradictions, and eventual collapse, as well as its relationship to Caribbean socialism, regional solidarity, and Cold War politics. Drawing on historical accounts, personal narratives, cultural expressions, and documentary film, the issue explores how the revolution has been remembered, contested, and interpreted across generations, offering new perspectives on its legacy and significance for contemporary Caribbean identity, political thought, and collective memory.TABLE OF CONTENTS | PURCHASE THIS ISSUE

LATIN AMERICANS SEEKING ASYLUM IN NORTH AMERICA: DOCUMENTING THE CRISIS AS RESEARCHERS AND EXPERT WITNESSESMarch 2025 Volume 52 Number 2Issue Editors: Sarah England and Alfonso Gonzales ToribioSummary:This issue examines the political, economic, and humanitarian dimensions of asylum seeking among Latin American migrants, particularly in the context of increasingly restrictive immigration policies. Through case studies involving Central America, Mexico, the United States, and Spain, contributors explore how neoliberal development, organized violence, and state repression contribute to forced migration, while border militarization and asylum restrictions further endanger vulnerable populations. Highlighting the experiences of asylum seekers and the role of scholarly research in legal advocacy, the issue critically examines the limitations of existing asylum systems and advocates for more equitable, accessible, and humane approaches to migration and refugee protection.TABLE OF CONTENTS | PURCHASE THIS ISSUE