Antonieta Mercado. Subtractive Citizenship and Transnational Indigenous Resistance: Indigenous Mexicans in San Diego.
In a 2010 Op Ed published in the New York Times, philosopher Jüergen Habermas criticized the notion of a leitkultur (or dominant national culture) in light of recent discussions about the incorporation of Muslims in Germany, and argued that due to recent public discussions of the perceived “unassimilability” of certain immigrant populations, “we…apparently still have, to overcome the view that immigrants are supposed to assimilate the ‘values’ of the majority culture and to adopt its ‘customs’” out of a “feeling of an endangered national culture, which had to assert itself as the l leitkultur that all newcomers must follow” (Habermas, 2010)…
David Schmidt . Border: The Labyrinth of Opportunity
An ancient labyrinth lies deep in the desert of California. Located four hours from San Diego, the labyrinth stretches across a plateau overlooking the Colorado River—the arbitrary boundary which divides the states of California and Arizona. The labyrinth is composed of a series of winding paths, created from thousands of stones, which snake back and forth across the dry desert floor…
Understanding and managing violence and other victim-based-crimes are significant components of planning, as these have the potential to compromise the economic sustainability of various communities. However, the dominant paradigms within which classical criminology and national development have emerged limit the ability of those interested in addressing issues of violence to explore and comprehend the underlying psychological and social factors that contribute to such acts. This essay analyzes arguments by proponents of national development in Latin America and challenges the conventional wisdom…
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