Identity, identity politics, and neoliberalism
With the intensification of neoliberalism, it is useful to examine how some individuals might cope with the irrationality of the system. Neoliberalism cloaks the execution of the corporate agenda behind rhetorical manipulation that advocates for limited government. The corollary absence of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Economists' Association of Vojvodina
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Panoeconomicus |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1452-595X/2014/1452-595X1404503W.pdf |
| Summary: | With the intensification of neoliberalism, it is useful to examine how some
individuals might cope with the irrationality of the system. Neoliberalism
cloaks the execution of the corporate agenda behind rhetorical manipulation
that advocates for limited government. The corollary absence of government
involvement on behalf of the citizenry writ large disarms the means of
social redress for the individual. Democracy funded and fueled by corporate
power thereby disenfranchises the individual, provoking some to search for
empowerment through identity politics. The argument set forth suggests that
individuals construct, reinforce, or escalate allegiance to identities as a
coping mechanism, some of which manifest in violent identity politics. |
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| ISSN: | 1452-595X 2217-2386 |