TY - JOUR
T1 - What's Wrong with Neocolonialism
T2 - The Case of Unequal Trade in Cultural Goods
AU - Chan, Shuk Ying
AU - Patten, Alan
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© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the American Political Science Association.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Unequal patterns of cultural exchange between the Global South and Global North are sometimes labeled "neo-colonial."What, if anything, is wrong with these patterns? Debates surrounding cultural globalization have traditionally divided proponents of free trade and cultural preservation. The article develops an alternative account grounded in a global application of the ideal of social equality. Citizens of privileged societies ought to regard and relate to citizens of disadvantaged societies as social equals. Patterns of cultural exchange play an important role in promoting these relationships. Historically, colonized peoples were often regarded as inferior based on perceived failures to produce cultural achievements. To the extent that unequal global cultural production and exchange persist, the colonial pattern remains. The duty to relate to foreigners as equals implies that Global North countries should stop pressing for cultural trade concessions and instead favor the import of cultural goods from the Global South.
AB - Unequal patterns of cultural exchange between the Global South and Global North are sometimes labeled "neo-colonial."What, if anything, is wrong with these patterns? Debates surrounding cultural globalization have traditionally divided proponents of free trade and cultural preservation. The article develops an alternative account grounded in a global application of the ideal of social equality. Citizens of privileged societies ought to regard and relate to citizens of disadvantaged societies as social equals. Patterns of cultural exchange play an important role in promoting these relationships. Historically, colonized peoples were often regarded as inferior based on perceived failures to produce cultural achievements. To the extent that unequal global cultural production and exchange persist, the colonial pattern remains. The duty to relate to foreigners as equals implies that Global North countries should stop pressing for cultural trade concessions and instead favor the import of cultural goods from the Global South.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0003055423000795
DO - 10.1017/S0003055423000795
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85173731879
SN - 0003-0554
JO - American Political Science Review
JF - American Political Science Review
ER -