First and foremost, we thank the contributors to this handbook for the innovation and enthusiasm in producing their chapters. The compilation of an edited collection of 50 chapters could not have been achieved within the tight time frame for publication without the outstanding professional editorial assistance provided by Jess Rodgers, and for this, we give our heartfelt thanks. We acknowledge the generous support of the Crime and Justice Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology, for funding this assistance and the Director of the Centre, Professor Reece Walters, for his passionate commitment to this ambitious project. We also acknowledge the editorial support from the Palgrave Macmillan team and especially Julia Willan, Josie Taylor and Stephanie Carey. We owe an immense intellectual debt to Raewyn Connell and take the opportunity to express to her our deep gratitude. Her pioneering work on Southern theory provided the initial inspiration for the collection. Her generosity in supporting this project in so many ways is also gratefully acknowledged. Each of us thank our respective families and colleagues for the emotional and intellectual support they provide that sustains our collective vision for a better world—and one where the arc of history moves towards cognitive justice as well as social and economic justice.