Expertise:
International Relations, Latin America, Post-Colonial and Decolonial Theory, Indigenous Politics, American Foreign Policy in Latin AmericaMarcos Scauso’s research interests lie at the intersections of international relations and colonial legacies, with a concentration on Indigenous voices and intersectionality in post-colonial Latin America. Within these areas of focus are two parallel and interconnected concentrations: colonial legacies in American policy in Latin America that encompass racism, patriarchy, sexism and ecology; and socio-political movements to overcome colonial legacies and ongoing forms of oppression.
Scauso has directed two research documentaries about Indigenous activism in Argentina and Bolivia — “Swallows…A Necessary Flight” (2009) and the two–part “Pan y Tizas, La Educación en Decadencia” (2007). These projects inspired his book, “Intersectional Decoloniality: Reimagining IR and the Problem of Difference,” building on his extensive field work in Bolivia to examine Indigenous voices that provide new pathways for reimagining cultural interactions shaped by the international system, the persistent impact of colonial legacies, and the prospect of coexistence through decolonization.
Scauso also works in institutional spaces to promote diversity, equity and inclusion. He currently serves as Secretary and Treasurer of the Global South Caucus’ International Studies Association, and as the Peace, Conflict and Violence Book Series Editor of a book series in partnership with Transnational Press.
At his previous institution, Quinnipiac University, he served in the positions of co-chair of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity Committee for the College of Arts and Sciences (2021-23); co-chair of the Quinnipiac Inclusive Excellence Teaching Lab (2021-22); and as a member of the College of Arts and Sciences Committee for Diversity and Inclusion, and the Intercultural Citizenship Responsibility of the University Education Committee.
Recent Grants and Fellowships:
- Davis Educational Foundation Grant, Inclusive Excellence Teaching Lab, Quinnipiac University, $93,265 (2021-2022)
- Albert Schweitzer Institute Faculty Fellowship, Quinnipiac University, $6,000 (2020-2022)
- Center for Global Peace and Conflict Studies Research Grant, $3,000 (November 2017)
Selected Publications:
- “Intersectional Decoloniality: Re-imagining IR and the Problem of Difference” in the “Worlding Beyond the West” series, New York and London: Routledge. (2021)
- With C. Lynch and T. Schwarz, “Training in Critical Interpretivism, Within and Beyond the Academy,” in The SAGE Handbook of the History, Philosophy and Sociology of International Relations, 2018.
- “Interpretivism: Definitions, Trends, and Emerging Paths,” Oxford Research Encyclopedia, International Studies, 2020.
- With G. FitzGerald, A. B. Tickner, N. Neheram, C. Pan, C. Shih, K. Shimizu, “Covid-19, Democracy, and (De)colonialities,” Journal of Democratic Theory, 2020.
- With A. Fernandez and E. Stavrevska, “Avatars of colonial and liberal violences: The revelatory character of COVID-19 governance in Colombia,” Third World Quarterly, 2022.
- With G. Colello and S. Pathak, “Solutions for Whom and by Whom? Environmental Norms and Intersectional Decoloniality,” Journal of Environmental Philosophy, 2022
- “Indianismo and Decoloniality: Voices of Resistance,” in Religious Activism in the Global Economy: Promoting, Reforming, or Resisting Neoliberal Globalization?, pp. 269-286. London and New York: Rowman & Littlefield International, 2016
- “Researching within the Instability of Meaning: Decolonial Voices and Practices” in Tactical Constructivism: Expressing Method in International Relations, 2018.
- “Intersectional Decoloniality: Listening to Other ‘Others’,” E-International Relations, 2021
Interviews:
- “Indigenous Student Union invites Taíno speakers as QU grapples with colonial legacies,” The Quinnipiac Chronicle, March 1, 2022.
- “Power and Politics,” News 12 of Connecticut, Jan. 30, 2022
- “President Biden addressing the United Nations General Assembly,” WTIC-AM 1080 (Hartford, Conn.), Sept. 21, 2021
- “Quinnipiac University Prof. Marcos Scauso Writes New Book,” Connecticut Insider, Sept. 1, 2020 (Website Available Here)
- “News 8 sits down with a local political science professor to talk about tensions in the Middle East,” News 8/WTNH, Jan. 6, 2020
- “Local senators, academics sound off on escalating tensions with Iran,” News 8/WTNH, Jan. 3, 2020
- “CT Senators react to airstrike in Iran,” News 3/WFSB, Jan. 3, 2020. (Website Available Here)
- “Was there a coup in Bolivia? After Evo Morales, what’s next?” America: the Jesuit Review, Nov. 27, 2019
- “Pensar lo Indígena desde el Norte,” El Diario del País, July 30, 2017
Education:
B.A., Sociology, National University of Argentina, Villa María
M.A., International Relations, San Francisco State University
M.A., Political Science, University of California, Irvine
Ph.D., Political Science, University of California, Irvine
Languages:
English, Spanish