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Violence and Inequalities: Racism, Xenophobia and Exclusion
Language: English
Violence and Inequalities: Racism, Xenophobia and Exclusion
The last decades have witnessed widening inequalities, both nationally and internationally, as global capitalism has failed to deliver inclusive economic growth. This has been exacerbated by the historical legacy of colonialism and imperialism, whereby most of the formerly colonised world, continues to experience what has been termed the impact of the past on the present. Evident to this is persistent lack of development in most of the formerly colonised world. This has seen escalation in forced migrations from the less developed to the developed world, and the attendant problem of xenophobia and exclusion for the perceived non-citizens. This semi-plenary addresses these historical and present phenomena, including the role of violence in the production and reproduction of inequalities and exclusion. Violence is frequently represented in terms of resistance to (legitimate) forms of governmental and institutional power. This session will consider how those structures themselves constitute forms of violence directed against the racialised others, in order to secure the reproduction of inequality through incorporation of local populations against stigmatised others within their midst. The session features presentations by scholars from both the Global South and North, and notably Africa, South America and North America.