De tre civilisationernas kontinent - En studie om Sydamerikas civilisationer i en globaliserad värld
(2007)Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- In this thesis I analyse civilizations in South America. I construct civilizational
narratives through the method of emplotment, to build a historic continuity, which
I subsequently connect to the theoretical framework. The theory emphasise that,
when confronted with globalization and free market capitalism, civilizations
embark on different strategies to challenge the power of transnational market
forces. I find that South America is a polarised continent, and is diverging
concerning the relationship towards the USA and free trade agreements. On the
same time the issues that concern the social movements are not being reproduced
in a significant matter at state level. Colonialism has had a profound impact in
shaping the historical... (More) - In this thesis I analyse civilizations in South America. I construct civilizational
narratives through the method of emplotment, to build a historic continuity, which
I subsequently connect to the theoretical framework. The theory emphasise that,
when confronted with globalization and free market capitalism, civilizations
embark on different strategies to challenge the power of transnational market
forces. I find that South America is a polarised continent, and is diverging
concerning the relationship towards the USA and free trade agreements. On the
same time the issues that concern the social movements are not being reproduced
in a significant matter at state level. Colonialism has had a profound impact in
shaping the historical and political processes. It imposed western civilisation as
hegemonic, while the Andean and the African civilizations where silenced
through slavery, exploitation and exclusion. The White elite has looked down on
the population, together with the colonial legacy, this has maintained the old
power structures. The current political situation has seen the rise of leftist
presidents, with different civilizational perspectives, that stresses the importance
to change this South American reality, which leads us to where the continent
comes apart. (Less)
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- author
- Åberg, John
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2007
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Civilization, Hegemony, Globalization, Social Movements, Regionalisation, Political and administrative sciences, Statsvetenskap, förvaltningskunskap
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 1322831
- date added to LUP
- 2007-06-12 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2007-06-12 00:00:00
@misc{1322831,
abstract = {{In this thesis I analyse civilizations in South America. I construct civilizational
narratives through the method of emplotment, to build a historic continuity, which
I subsequently connect to the theoretical framework. The theory emphasise that,
when confronted with globalization and free market capitalism, civilizations
embark on different strategies to challenge the power of transnational market
forces. I find that South America is a polarised continent, and is diverging
concerning the relationship towards the USA and free trade agreements. On the
same time the issues that concern the social movements are not being reproduced
in a significant matter at state level. Colonialism has had a profound impact in
shaping the historical and political processes. It imposed western civilisation as
hegemonic, while the Andean and the African civilizations where silenced
through slavery, exploitation and exclusion. The White elite has looked down on
the population, together with the colonial legacy, this has maintained the old
power structures. The current political situation has seen the rise of leftist
presidents, with different civilizational perspectives, that stresses the importance
to change this South American reality, which leads us to where the continent
comes apart.}},
author = {{Åberg, John}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{De tre civilisationernas kontinent - En studie om Sydamerikas civilisationer i en globaliserad värld}},
year = {{2007}},
}