Ngo Imperialistic Invasion of Latin America: Yanquis Go Home

<p>In post-colonial Latin America a new imperialist agent is lurking under the guise of altruism. This research combines a thorough literature review, a case study, and two personal narratives to argue that NGOs serve a neoliberal agenda and are not held accountable to the people who they claim to help. In pairing both Subaltern Theory and Critical Pedagogy, the author looks at power, social, and economic implications of NGO presence in Latin America. Six themes are determined surrounding NGO activity: (1) that they are soft imperialist, neoliberal agents of today, (2) that they are used to monitor/police regions, (3) they are reliant on donors and therefore have subservient roles to their wishes, (5) they are hegemonic, and (6) they serve to de-radicalize people and movements, neutralizing opposition.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS) in Communication Studies

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis: EWU Only

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Communication Studies

Year

2014

Author dc:creator

• Doty, Melissa

Contributors dc:contributor

• Jeffrey Stafford
• Majid Sharifi
• Dale Lindekugel

• [NGO 1]
• [Imperialism 2]
• [Latin America 3]
• [Neo-Liberalism 4]
• [Post- Colonialism 5]
• [Peru 6]
• [Bolivia 7]
• [Freire 8]
• [Critical Pedagogy 9]
• [Subaltern 10]
• Central American Studies
• International and Intercultural Communication
• Nonprofit Studies

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Repository record dc:identifier

https://dc.ewu.edu/theses/230

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dc.ewu.edu:theses-1229