Framing PIGS: patterns of racism and neocolonialism in the Euro crisis
Autor: | Jonas Van Vossole |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
Předmět: |
Cultural Studies
History Hegemony Austerity Periphery 050801 communication & media studies Politics 0508 media and communications Neocolonialism Sovereignty 0502 economics and business media_common.cataloged_instance PIGS Sociology European union media_common 05 social sciences Depoliticization Framing (social sciences) Racialization Political economy Law Euro crisis 050203 business & management |
Zdroj: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) instacron:RCAAP |
ISSN: | 1461-7331 0031-322X |
DOI: | 10.1080/0031322x.2015.1128056 |
Popis: | Van Vossole's article explores the racist framing of the peripheral member states of the European Union, the PIGS (Portugal, Ireland (and/or Italy), Greece and Spain). It demonstrates a strong connection between the processes of racialization and depoliticization, as well as the return of colonial dynamics in the Eurozone. Side-stepping political economy and history, the culturalization of politics perfectly complements the ‘post-political’ neoliberal hegemony. Political and media discourses reproduce it in both populist and corporate interests. The culturalization of politics reduces the differences between centre and periphery to certain ‘cultural characteristics and habits’, as reflected in stereotypes of laziness, non-productivity, corruption, wasteful spending and lying. These make it possible to blame the PIGS for the current crisis, legitimizing drastic austerity measures and a loss of sovereignty. The loss of sovereignty shows remarkable similarities with what Kwame Nkrumah defined as neoc... |
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