Neoliberalism

“Their bodies lie bare and afloat only to announce their coming but never their presence.” The life of an immigrant is often in danger, physically or mentally. Whether crossing the US/Mexico border, barely staying afloat in the Mediterranean, reliving their trauma while applying for citizenship, or leaving their loved ones behind, almost every experience of migration is unimaginably difficult. Refugees and other immigrants though have become a highly scrutinized population in recent years…

In this essay, I will be discussing Michel Foucault “The Birth of Biopolitics”. These lectures took place at the college de France in 1978-1979. I will be answering the question ‘What does Michel Foucault understand to be specific differences between the liberalism of the eighteenth century England and the Neo-liberalism of twentieth century United States insofar as both are modes of governmentality?’ I will analyze the differences between liberalism and neo-liberalism. In addition, I will also…

This song addresses the many difficulties black people may face no matter what shade of skin they possess because in a society driven by racist ideologies and policies, any form of blackness is viewed as the same. Jay-Z goes through the history of slavery and the division it created amongst black people on the basis of their skin tone (“House n****, don't f*** with me. I'm a field n****, go shine cutlery”). However, he also goes on to show his position as a businessman who emerged from a harsh…

My main question is, that despite such a strong history in republican and relatively liberal ideologies inspired by their European counterparts, why has Latin America failed to successfully implement these institutions in a meaningful way, and why it is plagued by illiberal politics and policies. Additionally, how does the Church and its followers impact politics in South America, specifically in the liberal sense. My personal interest is understanding why the states of Latin America did not…

need to be addressed while we look in-depth into the developing regions democratic problems, questions like; What is democracy? What effect did Caudillo rule have on Latin American democracy? What is the significance of the transition between neoliberalism and neostructuralism in the region? Once we are able to answer these underlying questions we are then able to fully guide our attention towards understanding the significant question of why delegative democracy has flourished and the direct…

Canada is the multicultural country accepting immigrants from different countries. Canada receives immigrants from a different background of religion, caste, ethnicity, and color. Multiculturalism Act of Canada signifies that all the residents are equal under the law. Individuals from various countries can keep their identities, religion and serve their culture under multiculturalism policy of Canada. According to the Multiculturalism policy, every individual has the right to live peacefully…

of 1970s – 1990s as Indigenous Australians struggle for equality, recognition and autonomy as citizens of Australia. Morris illustrates this period as an era of socio-economic and political change informed by neoliberal policies. Morris defines neoliberalism as an ideology that is “conspicuous for its belligerent free market approach to economic development and demands for trade liberalisation, privatisation of state industries, and deregulation of markets and wages” (p.3). Morris states that…

international organizations, or the current state of the economy. The historical study of GPE develops a framework in which we can examine the political economy and analyze it. Though there are several theories in which academics research GPE, including neoliberalism and even Marxist theories, it is argued that these perspectives do not have a sufficient historical foundation. Robert Cox is a well known scholar who contributed to the study of international political economy with the development…

Andrew Friend’s Schoolidarity, documents two critical intersectional displays of resistance and solidarity between two school’s in Wisconsin and Chicago, and the public sector unions they belong to. The film also simultaneously depicts the political attack and pressure that is presently put on educators in the public education system who belong to public sectors unions. The major forefront themes that I found to be most significant in the documentary include: The different strategies of the…

Sheng Chen Alex Giardino Erwt 1A 5/26/2017 Essay#1 Have you ever wonder what your life will be in the future? Well, if you think it will be similar to the perfect world that you saw in the movie, then you are wrong. Climate change is happening, if we don’t take action right now, soon it will lead us toward disaster and what we used to believe in and hope for will never come true. In the book, This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. Climate Change, the author Naomi Klein, an award-winning…