The Global Black Social Economy as World-Making

Abstract Africana feminist political economy is academic research that ties politics and economics together and is focused on creating a more inclusive economy. Drawing on a body of literature that speaks to the experiences of millions of people of African descent—who endure violence, racism, and discrimination—this article is a curated reading list and a prerequisite for those wanting to advance the field of political economy. It reveals the abundance of Africana feminist political economy theories, linking these works to the global Black social economy as a form of world-making. This article showcases how the homegrown values of Black diaspora women make co-operative economics humane. By providing theories and knowledge of global Black social economy, this article addresses a chasm in the literature about women’s labour and contributions to the social economy. The global Black social economy is taking inventory of literatures often ignored as part of the field of Political Science. This article not only provides readers with supplementary materials to ensure that their understanding of solidarity and co-operative economics goes beyond the European scripture of alternative economics but also anchors scholarship on the global Black social economy that is relevant to understanding people’s labour and activism. Students, activists, and academics concerned about global economic and political transformation should not only be accessing this body of literature but also using it to diversify the inner workings of the world. Citation: Hossein, Caroline Shenaz, ‘The Global Black Social Economy as World-Making’ (28 Jan. 2026), in Beverley Mullings (ed.), Labour and the Economy, in Meena Dhanda (ed.), Oxford Intersections: Racism by Context (Oxford, online edn, Oxford Academic, 20 Mar. 2025 -), https://doi.org/10.1093/9780198945246.003.0083, accessed [date].