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A Geography of Injustice: Understanding and Counteracting the Reproduction of Capitalism

Claeson, Per LU (2013) SGEL36 20131
Department of Human Geography
Abstract
This thesis examines the nature of the capitalist mode of production and begins with the contention that it necessarily produces unjust outcomes do to its economic mandates and corresponding organization of social relationships. More specifically, this thesis will investigate the processes through which the capitalistic mode of production reproduces itself. An understanding of these processes allows us to situate our own lives within the system and to better understand how capitalism effects us all. Specific focus will be given to the role that space plays in the reproduction of capitalism. Understanding how space is appropriated to reproduce the capitalist system allows us the possibility to appropriate space on our own terms, to achieve... (More)
This thesis examines the nature of the capitalist mode of production and begins with the contention that it necessarily produces unjust outcomes do to its economic mandates and corresponding organization of social relationships. More specifically, this thesis will investigate the processes through which the capitalistic mode of production reproduces itself. An understanding of these processes allows us to situate our own lives within the system and to better understand how capitalism effects us all. Specific focus will be given to the role that space plays in the reproduction of capitalism. Understanding how space is appropriated to reproduce the capitalist system allows us the possibility to appropriate space on our own terms, to achieve our own ends and live our own lives. Finally, this thesis will propose a structure in which we can begin to move beyond, or break through, the system. A main contention is that we need not wait for a complete societal transformation, but that we can begin to create our own systems to meet our needs, and in so doing free ourselves from a system that feeds off us. (Less)
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author
Claeson, Per LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Producing Injustice: Understanding how the System Works and who it Works for
course
SGEL36 20131
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Neoliberalism, Production of Space, Everyday Life, Social Relations of Production, Social and Economic Mechanisms of Injustice.
language
English
id
4000966
date added to LUP
2014-08-19 10:40:40
date last changed
2014-08-19 10:40:40
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  abstract     = {{This thesis examines the nature of the capitalist mode of production and begins with the contention that it necessarily produces unjust outcomes do to its economic mandates and corresponding organization of social relationships. More specifically, this thesis will investigate the processes through which the capitalistic mode of production reproduces itself. An understanding of these processes allows us to situate our own lives within the system and to better understand how capitalism effects us all. Specific focus will be given to the role that space plays in the reproduction of capitalism. Understanding how space is appropriated to reproduce the capitalist system allows us the possibility to appropriate space on our own terms, to achieve our own ends and live our own lives. Finally, this thesis will propose a structure in which we can begin to move beyond, or break through, the system. A main contention is that we need not wait for a complete societal transformation, but that we can begin to create our own systems to meet our needs, and in so doing free ourselves from a system that feeds off us.}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{A Geography of Injustice: Understanding and Counteracting the Reproduction of Capitalism}},
  year         = {{2013}},
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