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Green colonialism is usually when rich countries claim to be in a green transition, but are actually exploiting poor countries.| DECOLONIAL CENTRE
Green colonialism is usually when rich countries claim to be in a green transition, but are actually exploiting poor countries.| DECOLONIAL CENTRE
By Dr. Theresa (Isa) Arriola, PhD Concordia University Today, smaller islands around the globe contend with the rise of America’s hegemonic empire, Pax Americana. If during the era of British hegemonic power – Pax Brittanica – island nations were sites for the crown’s extractive activities to be done via cheap labor, today the same is […] The post Imperialism & The Pacific Islands appeared first on DECOLONIAL CENTRE.| DECOLONIAL CENTRE
Green colonialism is usually when rich countries claim to be in a green transition, but are actually exploiting poor countries.| DECOLONIAL CENTRE
By Nabil Al-Kinani Human Zoos and the Spectacle of Empire Human zoos, or ethnographic exhibitions, were a colonial-era practice in which non-European people were displayed in fabricated environments to entertain and educate Western audiences. These exhibitions, which gained prominence in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, were rooted in pseudo-scientific racism and imperial ideology, […] The post Human Zoos and the 1924 British Empire Exhibition: Colonial Display and Its Legacy appeare...| DECOLONIAL CENTRE
By DCC Team One of the most enduring stories about the Spanish conquest of Mexico is that the Indigenous people, particularly the Mexica (often called the "Aztecs"), believed Hernán Cortés and his fellow conquistadors were gods. Hernán Cortés (1485–1547) was a Spanish conquistador best known for leading the expedition that resulted in the fall of| DECOLONIAL CENTRE - A PROJECT BY THE PLUTO EDUCATIONAL TRUST
By DCC Team When we think about the economy, we usually focus on jobs, wages, markets, and production. But beneath the surface lies a vast network of often invisible labour that makes the economy — and society — possible. This is what social reproduction refers to: all the unpaid or underpaid work that goes into […] The post Social Reproduction first appeared on DECOLONIAL CENTRE. The post Social Reproduction appeared first on DECOLONIAL CENTRE.| DECOLONIAL CENTRE
By DCC Team Historical Materialism: Understanding How Societies Change Historical materialism, first developed by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, is a framework for understanding how societies evolve, persist, and eventually break down. At its core, it looks at how economic activity shapes social structures and how struggles over resources drive historical change. What Are Social […] The post Historical Materialism first appeared on DECOLONIAL CENTRE. The post Historical Materialism appeare...| DECOLONIAL CENTRE
By DCC Team Surplus populations are people capitalism no longer needs for work or consumption. They aren’t an accident but a built-in feature of the system, growing “in the direct ratio of its own energy and extent” (Marx 1976:782). These populations embody capitalism’s contradictions, existing as both the byproducts of economic growth and the human […] The post Surplus Populations first appeared on DECOLONIAL CENTRE. The post Surplus Populations appeared first on DECOLONIAL CENTRE.| DECOLONIAL CENTRE
By DCC Team The security-industrial complex refers to the network of relationships between governments, private corporations, and security agencies that profit from and sustain “security”. Security here means systems of surveillance, border control, and detention. This is related to the rise in global migration. It is a form of racist state control and the security-industrial […] The post Security Industrial Complex first appeared on DECOLONIAL CENTRE. The post Security Industrial Com...| DECOLONIAL CENTRE
By DCC Team Non-capitalist development was a strategy promoted by the Soviet Union during the Cold War as an alternative path for newly independent nations to modernise without fully embracing capitalism or immediately transitioning to socialism. Rather than supporting revolutionary movements from below, the Soviet Union placed its faith in the leadership of states, focusing […] The post Non-Capitalist Development first appeared on DECOLONIAL CENTRE. The post Non-Capitalist Development appe...| DECOLONIAL CENTRE
