Social Inequity and Globalization: Understanding Violent and Nonviolent Responses

Date of Award

6-2-2010

Document Type

Undergraduate Capstone Project

Degree Name

Master of Liberal Studies

Organizational Unit

University College, Global Community Engagement

Disciplines

Global Affairs

First Advisor

Benjamin Gochman

Keywords

Coping mechanisms, Globalization, Inequity, Nonviolent response, Peace communities, Colombia, Piracy, Somalia, Social factors, Violent response, Vulnerability

Abstract

Globalization generates economic growth that is dominated by the free market dynamics of liberalization, deregulation, and privatization. The benefits of this growth are not distributed equally. The resulting inequities cause poverty, marginalization, exclusion, and instability. People respond to these inequities in both positive/nonviolent and negative/violent ways. This capstone project investigates the reasons for divergent responses to globalization by contrasting the underlying social factors in two case studies: peace communities in Colombia and piracy in Somalia. By measuring the level of vulnerability, considering security in a variety of domains, and examining stress on socio-cultural norms, this project develops a social factors framework for understanding the reasons for negative/violent versus positive/nonviolent responses to globalization.

Publication Statement

Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.

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