Critical Reflections on the Western Welfare State, Racial Capitalism, and Migratory Movements

This article presents a theoretical reflection on the structural causes that lead people to engage in migration processes from an anti-racist perspective. It looks at the historical context and the present times of neoliberal capitalism as a long term system, with its origins in the colonial enterpr...

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Published inSocial sciences (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 5; p. 271
Main Author Lázaro Castellanos, Rosa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.05.2023
Subjects
Boundaries
Capitalism
Consciousness
decolonial turn
Division of labor
Economic aspects
Emigration and immigration
Employment
Grants
Immigrants
Inequality
Migration
Neoliberalism
North and South
Political aspects
racial capitalism
Racism
Refugees
Social aspects
Social policy
Welfare state
Spain
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Summary:This article presents a theoretical reflection on the structural causes that lead people to engage in migration processes from an anti-racist perspective. It looks at the historical context and the present times of neoliberal capitalism as a long term system, with its origins in the colonial enterprise. This is relevant as it gives rise to the asymmetries of power between North and South; to the racial division of labour; to the border control that turns immigrant people into the dangerous other, classifies people according to their origin, and grants them differential rights.
ISSN:2076-0760
2076-0760
DOI:10.3390/socsci12050271