Date of Award
5-2019
Degree Type
Research Paper
Degree Name
Master of Arts in International Development and Social Change (IDSC)
Department
International Development, Community and Environment
Chief Instructor
Dr. Kenneth MacLean
Second Reader
Dr. Nigel Brissett
Keywords
biopolitics, migration, neoliberalism, borderlands, illicit commodities, trafficking
Abstract
This paper presents a counter-narrative to the current migration ‘crisis’ on the Venezuela-Colombia border. Its purpose is to highlight the geopolitical complexities of this event that are de-emphasized by media and neoliberal discourse. The frameworks of crisis narrative, shadow economies, and “global civil war” grants us the analytical lens that will allow us to peer further into the processes that have led to the Venezuelan migration. Through this lens, I will illuminate intricacies in the relationship between Colombia, Venezuela, and the West in a way that justifies the exploration of alternative interpretations to mainstream claims of socialism, tyranny, and intervention.
Recommended Citation
Kirsch, Sam, "The Transformational Haze: Crisis, Shadow Economies, and Global Civil War on the Venezuela-Colombia Border" (2019). International Development, Community and Environment (IDCE). 227.
https://commons.clarku.edu/idce_masters_papers/227
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