This is the first of two linked working papers analysing social exclusion at an international level (the second being by John Pateman). It reviews struggles against exclusion and poverty in different societies, emphasising the role of information, and the potential of role of libraries. Social exclusion is described in the context of global capitalism. The process of exclusion is seen as having intensified with the rise of the ‘information age.’ The paper then looks at resistance to this exclusion.
Open to all? Working Papers no.6 (1999).
Returning a stare: people’s struggles for political and social inclusion (Social exclusion: an international perspective, part 1)
Author: Shiraz Durrani
Publisher: Resource
Date published: 2000