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This article contributes a critical discussion of postcolonial theory. It opposes the binary nature of much contemporary discussion of the topic in theory and in organization and management theory in particular. We identify the challenges facing postcolonial theory, which we identify in epistemological terms. The dualism of colonial and postcolonial theory masks considerable diversity that the binary logic occludes. In place of this dualism, we introduce the notion of epistemological third spaces. As a theory of this third space, we introduce the indigenous theory of southern Africa, Ubuntu, discussing its interaction with more conventional Western management and organization theory. We also highlight a case in which the notion of epistemological third spaces would have been valuable had it been applied to the spread of the Nile River virus. We conclude the article with a discussion of the potential links between epistemological third spaces.
Author(s): Seremani TW, Clegg S
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Management Inquiry
Year: 2016
Volume: 25
Issue: 2
Pages: 171-183
Print publication date: 01/04/2016
Online publication date: 08/06/2015
Acceptance date: 01/01/1900
ISSN (print): 1056-4926
ISSN (electronic): 1552-6542
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1056492615589973
DOI: 10.1177/1056492615589973
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