Citation

Apter DE. Int. Soc. Sci. J. 2008; 59(192): 255-268.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, UNESCO, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1468-2451.2009.00697.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Using Africa as an example, the author suggests how globalisation in the form of innovative and capitalist intensive technology marginalises labour while creating a technically informed elite. The division between them represent social cleavages based on high risk and functional polarisation, both of which lead to divisive rather than mediating forms of pluralism. In such instances interests become elevated to principles, particularly around parochial affiliations, loyalties and jurisdictions, not to speak of propensities to violence.