Citizenship and the Social Geography of Deep Neo-Liberalization

Authors

  • John Gledhill The University of Manchester

Keywords:

neo-liberalism, citizenship, diffused power, urban space, politics, poverty

Abstract

From the vantage point of the bleak social landscapes of the "divided cities" of Latin America, the meaningfulness of the focus on deepening the rights of citizenship that accompanied the shift to more democratic political regimes is far from obvious, despite some apparently positive developments accompanying the transition to neoliberalism. This paper examines the reasons for the resilience of neo-liberalism despite the popular protests that neo-liberal economic policies have provoked in many countries, arguing that the logic of neo-liberal rule systems has now permeated even the most "socially progressive" political parties and feeds off the diffuse effects of social transformation.

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Published

2022-06-21

How to Cite

Gledhill, J. (2022). Citizenship and the Social Geography of Deep Neo-Liberalization. Anthropologica, 47(1), 81–100. Retrieved from https://cas-sca.journals.uvic.ca/index.php/anthropologica/article/view/2370

Issue

Vol. 47 No. 1 (2005): Renewing the Vision: Marxism and Anthropology in the 21st Century

Section

CASCA Keynote Address

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