Birthdate: 1952 AD
Birthplace: Manizales, Colombia
Arturo Escobar, a Colombian-American anthropologist, is a professor emeritus of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. He specializes in political ecology, anthropology of development, social movements, anti-globalization movements, political ontology, and postdevelopment theory. Escobar is well-known for his groundbreaking contributions to post-development academic discourse, challenging conventional development paradigms and promoting alternative development perspectives. His influential works include “Encountering Development” (1995) and “Designs for the Pluriverse” (2018), establishing him as a significant figure in the field.
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