Mary Wrenn Mary.Wrenn@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Economics
Identity, identity politics, and neoliberalism
Wrenn, Mary
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Abstract
With the intensification of neoliberalism, it is useful to examine how some individuals might cope with the irrationality of the system. Neoliberalism cloaks the execution of the corporate agenda behind rhetorical manipulation that advocates for limited government. The corollary absence of government involvement on behalf of the citizenry writ large disarms the means of social redress for the individual. Democracy funded and fueled by corporate power thereby disenfranchises the individual, provoking some to search for empowerment through identity politics. The argument set forth suggests that individuals construct, reinforce, or escalate allegiance to identities as a coping mechanism, some of which manifest in violent identity politics.
Citation
Wrenn, M. (2014). Identity, identity politics, and neoliberalism. Panoeconomicus, 61(4), 503-515. https://doi.org/10.2298/PAN1404503W
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 1, 2014 |
Publication Date | Jan 1, 2014 |
Deposit Date | Mar 21, 2019 |
Journal | Panoeconomicus |
Print ISSN | 1452-595X |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 61 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 503-515 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.2298/PAN1404503W |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/827295 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/PAN1404503W |
Additional Information | Additional Information : This is the author's accepted manuscript. The final published version is available here: http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/PAN1404503W. |
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