Neoliberal Imperialism and Pan-African Resistance

Abstract

Neoliberalism has in the past three decades had a tremendous impact on

Suppressing Black Power through Black Panther's neocolonial allegory

“…Motivated by their interests in key natural resources-namely oil-Western nations have been overtly and surreptitiously involved in most African armed conflicts for the past 50 years. 16 The United States has overthrown several democratically elected presidents, supported coups, and backed dictatorial regimes in their place. 17 Although direct intervention is not uncommon, the United States typically intervenes indirectly by installing an elite group to power to present the appearance of relative national autonomy and participate in collective policymaking coordinated by the United States.…”

“…As economist Neils Hahn concludes, the "international development agenda … has more to do with Western economic and political interests than with a real intention to reduce poverty and ensure a [sic] sustainable development." 21 Although Wakanda is not a Western nation, it is a well-resourced one, and might be inclined to protect its assets and economic interests alongside its European and U.S. allies. Alternatively, the United States and other Western nations would likely pursue opportunities to destabilize Wakanda further should its leaders not be amenable to stripping its own vibranium resources for outside entities.…”

“…Hahn writes that the United States "is aware" of West African nations' "widespread perception of neocolonization" and seeks to avoid deploying its own troops to the region to avoid "projecting an image of colonialism." 23 For this reason, U.S. leaders seek to form relationships with friendly regimes and exert influence under the guise of diplomacy. In a similar vein, Black Panther offers a narrative about Black political agency that recognizes Black audiences' criticisms of whiteness and Westerncentric Hollywood.…”

Outside-in perspectives on the socio-econo-technological effects of climate change in Africa

“…African countries show commonality in intense deforestation (Bartley and Bergesen, 1997;Burns et al, 1994Burns et al, , 2003Kick et al, 1996), low emissions quantification (Bartley and Bergesen, 1997;Prew, 2010), and colonialism (Bartley and Bergesen, 1997;Burns et al, 1994;Kick et al, 1996). These commonalities -largely precipitated by capitalism, the social system, and the environment -are realities so heavily intertwined that it is impossible to draw out or separate the effect of any one, and they were identified by the African Union when it mandated that the African Union Commission come up with a common 'African strategy' on climate change (Faiyetole and Adesina, 2017;Hahn, 2008). Carlson (2011) and Hall (1986Hall ( , 1987Hall ( , 1989 articulate world-systems theory in relation to external, indigenous-oriented phenomena as they relate to the research on frontiers, and they argue that externality is a natural unintended consequence -positive or negative -of any social system.…”

Stories behind the western-led humanitarian intervention in Libya: A critical analysis

“…In many respects, dependency theorists see neocolonialism as economic dominance: that the ‗development' of the center (the dominant) is a direct result of the underdevelopment of the periphery (the dependent) (Ferraro, 2008). Sure, all protagonists 5 of this theory do not regard international capitalism as the driving factor behind dependency relationships, but dependency theory may provide, like Marxist theorists of neocolonialism, a more comprehensive picture of ‗development' that incorporates Western covert operations and wars by proxy, and that includes the notion of imperialism and neo-colonialism (Hahn, 2007).…”