The Reproduction of Empire of Capital through Incursions of Capitalist Processes into Non-capitalist Processes Since 1989
Abstract
This dissertation lays out a theoretical framework for a non-capitalocentric theory of the
empire of capital since 1989. Following a complementary holistic approach, it sees the
economy as reflecting the society that it is a part of. Thereby, certainly, the economy
comprises the capitalist system but it also comprises kinship, community and state systems,
necessary for the capitalist system to reproduce itself. The incursions of capitalist processes
into the non-capitalist processes is an entry point into conceptualizing empire. This
dissertation examines the incursions of capitalist processes into non-capitalist processes and
their effect on the politics of identity and emancipation. Its contribution lies in its focus on
reproduction and on the relationship between capitalism and systems on the ‘outside’ of its
empire.
Table of Contents
Empire: What's on the 'outside'? -- Incursions of capitalist processes into non-capitalist processes -- 'Housewifization', labor force participation of women and double-shifts -- The role of state and identity -- Empire of capital
Degree
Ph.D.