동남아시아 지역연구를 통한 다편적 비판지속가능성 고찰

초록

The paper explores ‘pluriversal critical sustainabilities’ as a transformative possibility by elucidating the pivotal role of Southeast Asian area studies to reconfigure sustainability debates amidst polycrisis. In doing so, the paper undertakes two tasks. Firstly, the study proposes a re-centring of those marginalised by the Eurocentric colonial modernity of the mainstream sustainability paradigm through the potential role of pluriversal area studies as an epistemological shift. This would re-centre the diversity of local contexts and ways of life that have frequently been excluded or marginalised. Secondly, the paper exemplifies the indigenous ecological knowledge research projects in the Mekong region of Southeast Asia, thereby highlighting the importance of de-centered pluriversal area studies. The case studies demonstrate how the ecological wisdom and practices of local communities resonate with critical sustainability discourse. Moreover, they demonstrate the importance of community-based and decentralised knowledge production as a means to imagine sustainable futures. As such, Southeast Asian studies have the potential to contribute in imagining ‘pluriversal critical sustainabilities’. By integrating decentralised practices and field-based knowledge, it can make a significant contribution through the continued documentation of evolving indigenous ecological knowledge in the context of climate breakdown. By taking this approach, it can also assist in mapping out pathways to sustainability that are capable of overcoming complex crises and are connected to a range of practices and perspectives.

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