POLS 3561 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Critical Race Theory, Bourgeoisie, Global Dimension
18 Apr 2014
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The economic aspect that is tied to economics. Looking for the relationship between economics and politics. Political economics is the undoing of the separation of economics and politics. When we talk about political economy of racism we are distancing ourselves from a cultural approach to some extent critical theory. Capitalist world, capitalism is the main mode of production. Racism, discrimination, unequal relations is not something fixed in hate, that is why we face and we are capable of seeing the difference in treatments to minorities. For instance, in the states, we can see the treatment of minorities differs from situation to situation. Going back to marxism: much of the social analysis that focuses on the injustices and inequalities in u. s. society has been influenced by the ideas of karl marx and the marxist tradition. When he talks about justice and that his justice is class informed, equality informed we are making some references to marxism.
