Imperialism: Is it Still a Relevant Concept?

Imperialism: Is it Still a Relevant Concept? | The New School

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Presented by The New School for Social Research (newschool.edu/nssr).
Join us for our twelfth Public Voices event. We ask: Is ‘Imperialism' a relevant concept today? In the age of financial globalization of the last few decades, we have seen elites in many countries of the South which were erstwhile colonies join the elites of Europe, North America… and it would seem, therefore, that now there is just the domination of global elites over the global working poor. Moreover the populations of many countries of the North are also suffering from chronic unemployment, and inequality is acutely present in these countries as well. Does this mean that the very concept of imperialism is now an irrelevant category of analysis?
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We'll discuss this and more with:
- David Harvey, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Geography, The Graduate Center, CUNY
- Duncan Foley, Leo Model Professor of Economics and Director of Graduate Studies, The New School
- Nancy Fraser, Henry A. & Louise Loeb Professor of Political & Social Science, The New School
- Prabhat Patnaik, Author, A Theory of Imperialism
Moderator:
- Sanjay Reddy, Associate Professor of Economics, The New School
For more information about the Center for Public Scholarship visit us at centerforpublicscholarship.org./
Location: University Center, L105
63 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Monday, May 1, 2017 at 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

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@Sherjan0077 6 жыл бұрын

This is very relevant concept as the inner characteristics of capitalist exploitation is still prevailing in the more adverse form. Inequality has increased on more higher stage than any time in the history of capitalism.

@gonzogil123 4 жыл бұрын

Why does Harvey belive that it is not worth studying the strongest suit of U.S. capitalism: $700 billion dollar pentagon, and the politics of imperial coup de etas they induce, or, the national endowment for democracy securing politicians that will help their oligarchies acquire illegal foreign debt to suck the host of the peripheral economies dry off their wealth? He is befuddled by flows because he does not look at outputs. So, yes if all you do is look at flows moving from one place to another w/o seeing the outputs (stocks, and where they reside) it will look very complex, etc. It is not as dynamic as he claims. It is not like Uruguay can launch a coup de eta in the U.S. or China, and I can keep on going on that vein. Then he is befuddled because Apple tells him that exploiting Chinese workers is not where the value comes from. That their labor is not productive. Well, this is easy to check: see if their FDI increase in cheap platform countries over time, and compare it to their denials. See if they finance the careers of politicians that pass the equivalent of the right to work laws Jeff Bezos style etc. This guy is too desperate to defend the pentagon. Not to analyze it. To keep it out of the view of Marxian analysis. Very leftist I guess. What do I know I am just an undergraduate from UMKC, and former student of what I guess is one of his pals: Stephanie Kelton. Not a very socialist person in her interactions I can attest. All too happy to display to students she is a power-hungry psychopath. Ohhhh, sure I am re-ranking her. She can bet the house on it. I am an undergraduate student who has busted his ass to continue his education on his own, and this guy does not even reach that level of understanding of the current situation with Ph.D.´s from the UK, the U.S., and all sort of fellowships, and honorary titles? How do you get to that podium to lecture so poorly on this subject? Do I even need to waste money on a master´s or PhD.? if I can ask questions that are beyond his reach?