45 THREE Understanding the impact of colonialism The impact of colonialism on Indigenous peoples is poorly understood in mainstream criminology and often ignored in leading textbooks (Martin, 2014). A fundamental problem has been the absence of a colonial framework within contemporary criminology. Our argument, however, is that the colonial experience and its ongoing effects is critical to understanding how criminal justice systems interact with Indigenous peoples today, and is therefore central to the development of an Indigenous criminology
37 3 Emotion, Colonialism and Immigration Policy Introduction This chapter reviews key discourses present in the colonial and immigration histories of Australia, the UK and the US, the states from which case studies are drawn from in this book. Later chapters examine how debates in contemporary immigration and asylum policy cases discussed in this book have engaged with the histories and discourses that emerged during these periods. Immigration policy has been a central pillar of nation building and debates on identity in each of the states (Vickers and
Debates about the origins and effects of European rule in the non-European world have animated the field of economic history since the 1850s. This pioneering text provides a concise and accessible resource that introduces key readings, builds connections between ideas and helps students to develop informed views of colonialism as a force in shaping the modern world.
With special reference to European colonialism of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in both Asia and Africa, this book:
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critically reviews the literature on colonialism and economic growth;
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covers a range of different methods of analysis;
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offers a comparative approach, as opposed to a collection of regional histories, deftly weaving together different themes.
With debates around globalization, migration, global finance and environmental change intensifying, this authoritative account of the relationship between colonialism and economic development makes an invaluable contribution to several distinct literatures in economic history.
Key messages We argue for the use of caution and precision in the invocation of colonialism within climate change debates. We discuss the ways in which colonial histories are constitutive of climate change and the importance of acknowledging such histories. Any effective response to climate change must reckon with the colonial histories that have produced it. Understanding climate change in the context of colonial histories implies more than the payment for loss and damages experienced today as a result of accumulated emissions. Introduction
, 2016 ). The so-called ‘peripheral’ nations in CEE perceived eugenics as a persuasive strategy meant to protect the dominant ethnic nations from a disappointing and ‘unjust’ past. Beyond this, eugenics was meant to guide these nascent nations into a rewarding future, leading to self-determination and independence. For example, after 1918, these nations were reconceived as a modern laboratory of social and biological engineering, not just as successor states but also as outcomes of European internal colonialism ( Iordachi, 2019 ). In a similar vein, the ‘civilising
There are many reasons to be interested in the link between colonialism and the environment in Asia and Africa. During colonial rule, the commercial value of land, minerals and forests increased along with export production. It was in the states’ interest to promote exports and make resource extraction sustainable. The attraction of ‘ghost acreage’ or the availability of colonial resources to relieve the pressure of overpopulation in Europe made colonial resources vital to Europe’s wellbeing. Railways and other technological advances improved the capacity of
Connecting psychological stress and colonialism June Sadd Introduction Despair, helplessness, hopelessness; my experience for 30 years and I go back there occasionally. Mostly, I stay away, avoiding invitations to return. What has this to do with the lead essay? These same overwhelming feelings pervade the social work profession, particularly in mental health. Social work needs alliances with activists in the user movement. My perspectives as a survivor activist and social work educator influence my response to the author. (Note: I include mental health
I have traced the intellectual development of ideas about race in the previous chapter, but along with the ideas came the actions. Defining Africans as sub-human was necessary to legitimate the slave trade. Colonialism was based on similar ideas but added to it was the idea that the subjugated peoples were barbarians that needed to be taught how to be civilized. Underlying those “ideals” were the need for land, power, raw materials, and labor. The original sin of slavery is the beginning point for the roots of racism and the connections that have been built
Most general accounts of the origin of colonialism since the 18th century consider the motives that drove the Europeans to seek opportunities abroad and the means with which they served these motives. Written from the perspective of European societies, and with an eye to the actions of people who seemed to gain money and power from having foreign territories, these accounts do suggest definite patterns of origin. And yet, when we look towards Asia or Africa, it is hard to see any pattern at all. Some colonies started from trading enterprises, while others
world trade and British industrialists had some influence on colonial policy. Still, making a direct connection between the direction of trade and the geography of colonialism is difficult. The emerging economic relations in the world contained other ingredients besides trade. These included the integration of commodity, capital and labour markets across continents and the increasing geographical mobility of firms. State support mattered in all cases because the states were multipurpose instruments that could play a variety of roles. They could, as the need arose
