Further resources
Black, Linda L.; Stone, David (2005). “Expanding the Definition of Privilege: The Concept of Social Privilege”. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development. 33 (4): 243–255. Breen, R. (2005) Foundations of …
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The outcome of economic individualism
In the previous video I outlined three theoretical criticisms of identity politics in order to suggest that a political analysis of class remains an important element of political study. In …
What is neoliberalism?
What is neoliberalism? Neoliberalism is likely a word that you will have come across a number of times either on the news or in political discussion television programmes and podcasts. …
Reading: Foundations of a Neo-Weberian Class analysis
Recognising that societies have been divided into classes might be all very well and good, but what might be the point? The German sociologist, jurist, and political economist Max Weber …
Further resources
Bakunin, M. (1950) Marxism, Freedom and the State. Freedom Press, London. Bergson, A. (1972) The Comparative National Income of the USSR and the United States. In International Comparisons of Prices …
How Has the Term “Globalisation” Changed?
Globalisation is a very difficult term to grasp, and Heywood refers to globalisation, not as an ‘it’ but as a ‘them’. According to him, there are a number of complex …
Academic skills: argumentation
Academic essay writing is more of an art than a science, and there are a number of different essay structures which will appeal to different readers. As such, it would …
People’s democracy today II
Having had a look at social welfare in a system that resembles a contemporary People’s Democracy, in this step we will look at its systems of government. You may recall …
Politics: What is White Privilege?
The concept of privilege was not common to political discourse more than two decades ago, and has its roots in political discourse grounded in McIntosh’s essay White Privilege: Unpacking the …
War by Other Means?
The positive effects of globalisation are regularly touted by the popular Western media. Whether this be faster and more reliable access to goods, food and medicines, more fluid and often …
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