History of intellectuals in the Third Worldreflections from the case of Guerreiro Ramos

Resumo

This article aims to discuss the issue of intellectuals in the Third World through a case study focused on the sociologist Alberto Guerreiro Ramos. It starts from the assumption that the literature on intellectuals is excessively Eurocentric and that it is possible to overcome such a problem by means of an empirical analysis of peripheral intellectuals. The article uses data from a research conducted over 3 years and it focuses on 3 aspects of Ramos’ sociological practice: a) the critical dialogue with theories produced in the Northern Hemisphere; b) his writing style; c) his search for intellectual autonomy. Data are analyzed in the light of the literature produced by historians and sociologists about intellectuals. It is concluded that studies on peripheral intellectuals demonstrate a relation between ideas and public life different from that found in the core countries.

Ficha do documento

Tipo

Artigo científico

Ano

2015

Instituição

Escola Brasileira de AdEscola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas da Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV EBAPE)

Fonte

Repositório da FGV

Também disponível em

Cadernos EBAPE.BR

Idioma

Português

Acesso

Acesso aberto

DOI

10.1590/1679-395149072

Identificador

oai:repositorio.fgv.br:10438/21894

Licença

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Palavras-chave

Guerreiro Ramos. Intellectuals. Third World.Guerreiro Ramos. Intelectuais. Terceiro Mundo.