The structural production of state terrorism: capitalism, imperialism and international class dynamics

Mckeown, Anthony

doi:10.1080/17539153.2011.553389

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“…For example, they have shown how class structure and power networks can activate violent disputes over land property and tenure (Murphy, ) and trigger bloody repressive offensives against social movements and leftist leaders (Ron, ). All this can obviously have a global dimension: state terrorism would be the expression of the violent proclivities of the neoliberal/capitalist model of development (McKeown, ).…”

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Agrarian elite participation in Colombia's civil war

Sanín

Vargas²

2017

Journal of Agrarian Change

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Direct elite participation in civil wars remains unexplored terrain. It should be analytically telling, because it involves taking major risks and costs. Here, we consider the direct participation of one rural elite—big cattle ranchers—in the Colombian paramilitary saga. We claim that it was massive, locally specific, regulated by institutions, and riddled by permanent collective action issues. We focus on two important forms of direct participation: ranchers as leaders of paramilitary groups, and ranchers as promoters and beneficiaries of coercive land dispossession. This does not cover the full spectrum of potential elite participation in war, but it is a key starting point to sort out the ways in which extreme inequality is associated with political violence from above.

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Agrarian elite participation in Colombia's civil war

Sanín

Vargas²

2017

Journal of Agrarian Change

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“…Although prior state terrorism studies emphasis the beneficial outcomes of state terrorism for capitalism and inward FDI (e.g., Hristov, 2009;Blakeley, 2009;Maher, 2015;Holden, 2011;McKeown, 2011;Jackson et al, 2020), our study captures some of the adverse outcomes of state terrorism for MNEs.…”

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“…Furthermore, while research within IR and PS identifies some of the functional contributions of state terrorism for inward FDI (e.g. Hristov, 2009; Maher, 2015; Holden, 2011; McKeown, 2011; Jackson et al , 2010), our study moves beyond this literature when exploring how MNEs are complicit with state terrorism and how state terrorism adversely impacts MNEs and stakeholders. This contribution further widens and strengthens the relevance of IB-terrorism research, especially for victims of state terrorism, often citizens and local communities (Holden, 2011).…”

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Not gone away: how domestic terrorism impacts multinationals in foreign markets

Owens,

Johnson

2024

CPOIB

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Purpose The paper aims to understand how state and non-state domestic terrorism impacts MNEs in foreign markets. Despite the burgeoning literature on terrorism within international business (IB), most research has focused on international terrorism, or terrorism generally. Consequently, there has been limited research examining how domestic or local based terrorism impacts foreign firms. Design/methodology/approach This is a conceptual paper. Findings Domestic terrorism is the most common form of terrorism in the world today and involves the state and non-state actors. Non-state domestic terrorism can be low intensity or high intensity. High intensity non-state-domestic terrorism typically involves regular and protracted political violence, along with inter-communal violence. This can expose MNEs to considerable operational, governance and legitimacy pressures. Originality/value The paper contributes to the gap in IB terrorism research with regards domestic or local based terrorism. Drawing on IB theory and critical terrorism research, the paper addresses the nature and impact of domestic terrorism within IB. The authors’ paper shows the operational, governance and legitimacy pressures of both state and non-state domestic terrorism for MNEs in host markets. While most IB scholars consider the threat of non-state terrorism for international firms, this study shows how domestic state terrorism benefits and constrains foreign firms.

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“…As mentioned above, Herring discovered evidence-based on scientific analysis proclaiming that terrorism is often exploited as an instrument of the capitalist (Herring and Stokes 2011). Capitalism is a transitional dynamic in which some members of the capitalist ruling class, comprised of a coalition of capital owners and administrators, state elites, and larger social elites, attempt to fight or work with the dynamics of transformation to protect and advance their interests (Maher and Thomson 2011;McKeown 2011). It is similar in Islamic teaching where well-known Muslim scholars, both classical and contemporary, such as Ath-Thabri, Ibn Katsr, Al-Qurthub, Sayyid Thanthawi, and others believe that materialistic existence is dangerous to a Muslim's identity because it keeps them away from Allah (Ath-Thabari 1994;Thanthawi 1987).…”

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Religious Socialism Gives Birth to a Dynamic World: A Critical Review of Dialectical Materialism and Historical Materialism

Puspita

2022

religio edu

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This study discusses Indonesian scholar, Abdullah bin Nuh, criticism on Karl Marx’s materialism concept. He argued that this theory is a symbiosis of capitalism and secularism that lead to communism. The theory aims to refract the existence of God and may produce authoritarian and dictatorial rulers. The researcher used a qualitative approach with the literature review method. Nuh's essay on Islam and Materialism firmly explores and scrutinizes Marx’s historical and dialectical materialism by employing several approaches including philosophical, scientific, and scientists’ opinions. According to Nuh offered a new balanced concept that is also in harmony with religion, which is religious socialism that has to be freed from atheism and materialism

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The structural production of state terrorism: capitalism, imperialism and international class dynamics

Cited by 9 publications

References 39 publications

Agrarian elite participation in Colombia's civil war

Agrarian elite participation in Colombia's civil war

Not gone away: how domestic terrorism impacts multinationals in foreign markets

Religious Socialism Gives Birth to a Dynamic World: A Critical Review of Dialectical Materialism and Historical Materialism

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