CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2013
| Author | Ibrahim, Anthony Michael |
|---|---|
| Title | TRANSNATIONAL DEMOCRATIC EXPLOITATION ANALYSIS: CORPORATE PILLAGE OF THE GLOBAL VILLAGE |
| Summary | With the emergence of colossal transnational corporations and the undeniable influence they assert on governments across the globe today, there must be further academic analyses of the effects this relationship has on democracy. Businesses have grown to gargantuan proportions, in many cases superseding economic power of entire nations, becoming the single most dominant institution of the modern era. The question that arises is not only the effect one asserts, but also the after-effect of business on government, and what that may imply for global citizens. This writing seeks to examine how big business is infiltrating governments around the world through a series of democratic exploitations; media manipulation, campaign contributions, revolving door politics, and monetary control. It also questions what has been and can be done to change the current situation. I employ a timely example of Monsanto Corporation, which is incredibly relevant today, as a theory-building case study to demonstrate how big businesses have effectively usurped the primary role of policy-makers in government through various tactics. This political control for the benefit of business, rather than national good, requires an academic examination to reveal the possible havoc and chaos it can and will cause within a democracy. Furthermore, I aim to propose a possible solution, which involves social movements and contentious politics as an awareness-raising tool to reverse this exponentially growing problem. |
| Supervisor | Makszin, Kristin Maria |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2013/ibrahim_anthony.pdf |
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