The Post-colonial State and Cultural Pluralism
The second dimension of the problematics identified by Crawford Young addressed within non-Marxist scholarship. This concerns the nature of the relationship between the state and cultural pluralism. “Ethnicity, language, region and religion, Young tells us “interactively form (the) matrix of cultural pluralism.”186
This perspective begins by accepting the view that classes are relatively underdeveloped in post-colonial societies. Since they derive their insights from pluralist and groups theorists, culturally defined units are then seen as the key actors in place of classes. The dominant cultural groups are seen as able to influence the direction of state policies in their favor.
In short, the …show more content…
In Western societies, the private and public realm operate on the same standards and moral foundation because of Christian ethics. In post-colonial societies, however, there exist two “public realms,” each with its own relationship with the “private realm.” The first primordial public realm is dominated by morality and affective sentiment guide individual behavior and action. These are also the normative principles that exist in the private realm. In the second, the civic public realm, an equivalent morality and affectivity is not present. Instead, it is amoral and lacks the effective imperatives that operates in the private …show more content…
The peasantry is, after all, a class category. And by class we mean “common positions within the social relations of production.”195 The notions of cultural pluralism and the “two public realms” will allow us to investigate why it is easier for some peasants to obtain loans, inputs and general access to state officials. These perspectives suggest that state managers would tend to favor those from their ethnic origins and other similar primordial attributes.
It might also give some insight into why prices for certain crops are higher than others, assuming that peasants from different regions of different crops. Particularly so in situations where there are monopolies, this framework allows us to see whether some peasants are more exploited than
The second dimension of the problematics identified by Crawford Young addressed within non-Marxist scholarship. This concerns the nature of the relationship between the state and cultural pluralism. “Ethnicity, language, region and religion, Young tells us “interactively form (the) matrix of cultural pluralism.”186
This perspective begins by accepting the view that classes are relatively underdeveloped in post-colonial societies. Since they derive their insights from pluralist and groups theorists, culturally defined units are then seen as the key actors in place of classes. The dominant cultural groups are seen as able to influence the direction of state policies in their favor.
In short, the …show more content…
In Western societies, the private and public realm operate on the same standards and moral foundation because of Christian ethics. In post-colonial societies, however, there exist two “public realms,” each with its own relationship with the “private realm.” The first primordial public realm is dominated by morality and affective sentiment guide individual behavior and action. These are also the normative principles that exist in the private realm. In the second, the civic public realm, an equivalent morality and affectivity is not present. Instead, it is amoral and lacks the effective imperatives that operates in the private …show more content…
The peasantry is, after all, a class category. And by class we mean “common positions within the social relations of production.”195 The notions of cultural pluralism and the “two public realms” will allow us to investigate why it is easier for some peasants to obtain loans, inputs and general access to state officials. These perspectives suggest that state managers would tend to favor those from their ethnic origins and other similar primordial attributes.
It might also give some insight into why prices for certain crops are higher than others, assuming that peasants from different regions of different crops. Particularly so in situations where there are monopolies, this framework allows us to see whether some peasants are more exploited than