Date of Award
2009
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
Sociology and Anthropology
Keywords
Neoliberal globalization, shifting assemblages, communities, Social sciences, Ontario
Rights
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Creative Commons License
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Abstract
The following is an analysis of shifting economic assemblages in communities and their creative responses to neoliberal globalization. This research suggests that perceived traditional forces of globalization, such as multinational corporations, may be in retreat from shaping community affairs. Instead, neoliberal globalization opens new avenues of global enterprise for smaller players and brings to light imaginative alternatives in community assemblages. The current literature has little to offer for tracing the reassemblage of communities. The case study examines the small community of Leamington in South-Western Ontario, Canada, and its changing relationship with the local H. J. Heinz production facility. It is based on interviews and web-site and newspaper research.
Recommended Citation
Schneider, Karina, "Revisiting community assemblages: Leamington's response to neoliberal globalization" (2009). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 8223.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/8223