Structural violence

Fahreen Alamgir

doi:10.4337/9781800377721.000107

Structural violence

Fahreen Alamgir

Department of Management

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Abstract

Global capitalism is inscribed by, and in turn inscribes upon people, violence. This violence is structured through state and corporate institutions but also through ‘spontaneous’ social and political movements. Structural violence can be seen in industrial accidents, starvation of workers, riots, and intentional famine. It in turn is structured by class/caste and thus it intersects closely with social inequality. Neoliberal capitalism and structural violence are interdependent and this represents a continuity with previous forms of colonial capitalism. Although inequality and its harms is increasingly recognised, structural violence remains less acknowledged, despite its significant impact on people's lives.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Elgar Encyclopedia of Critical Management Studies
Editors	Leo McCann, Ödül Bozkurt, Rachael Finn, Edward Granter, Carolyn Hunter, Nina Kivinen, Arun Kumar, Brian Wierman
Place of Publication	Cheltenham UK
Publisher	Edward Elgar Publishing
Chapter	102
Pages	442-443
Number of pages	2
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9781800377721
ISBN (Print)	9781800377714
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800377721.000107
Publication status	Published - 15 Apr 2025

Keywords

Violence
Inequality
Colonialism
Capitalism

UN SDGs

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Structural violence. / Alamgir, Fahreen.
Elgar Encyclopedia of Critical Management Studies. ed. / Leo McCann; Ödül Bozkurt; Rachael Finn; Edward Granter; Carolyn Hunter; Nina Kivinen; Arun Kumar; Brian Wierman. 1st. ed. Cheltenham UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025. p. 442-443.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Encyclopaedia / Dictionary Entry › Other › peer-review

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