The WSF has made it possible for social movements around the world to get better acquainted and to coordinate their struggles

Boaventura de Sousa Santos
Boaventura de Sousa Santos is the emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. His most recent book is Decolonizing the University: The Challenge of Deep Cognitive Justice.
Podemos is the end result of a learning process originated in the Global South which eventually made it possible to creatively channel the outrage that ran through the streets of Spain
Podemos is the end result of a learning process originated in the South and which eventually made it possible to creatively channel the outrage that ran through the streets of Spain
Brazilians are now facing choices whose repercussions will be felt for decades
The dignity of today’s world hinges dramatically on the dignity of a true coexistence between Palestinians and Jews
The president still faces tough challenges in modernising the economy and overcoming an intractable colonial legacy