Por uma Abordagem Decolonial das Teorias da Prática: crítica à ontologia plana e às ausências onto-epistêmicas

Marcelo de Souza Bispo

doi:10.1590/SciELOPreprints.13299

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Marcelo de Souza Bispo Federal University of Paraíba https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5817-8907
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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/SciELOPreprints.13299

Keywords:

social practice, colonization, ontologies, critical studies, decolonization

Abstract

In this essay, I propose a decolonial approach to Practice Theories by highlighting the epistemological and ontological blind spots of dominant Anglo-Eurocentric perspectives. While current Practice Theories have contributed to dismantling dualisms and rethinking agency, they often neglect the colonial histories, power asymmetries, and intersectional dynamics through which social practices emerge and are sustained. Exploring the analytical limitations of flat ontology reveals how the assumption of ontological symmetry can obscure the historical and geopolitical conditions of knowledge production. Rather than rejecting Practice Theories, this essay repositions them within a broader decolonial horizon by suggesting inspiration from the concepts of border and insurgent ontologies. This onto-epistemic orientation allows scholars to interrogate not only how practices unfold, but also who is authorized to practice, under what conditions, and with what consequences. I conclude with a set of guiding questions to support empirical research that embraces historicity, power relations, conflict, and epistemic diversity.

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Author Biography

Marcelo de Souza Bispo, Federal University of Paraíba

Professor of the Administration and Sociology Programs at UFPB. Leader of the Research Group on Social Practices in Education and Organizations (PEO). Holds a bachelor's degree in Administration and Tourism, a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, and a master's and a doctorate in Administration. His research interests include responsible management, organizational sociology, and social theory.