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.
Recommended Citation
Beine, Jo Ann, "Social Inequity and Globalization: Understanding Violent and Nonviolent Responses" (2010). University College: Global Community Engagement Capstones. 2.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/ucol_gs/2