Discussing how early colonial endeavours were motivated and sustained by a process of differentiation under the guise of standard
Chaired by Leila Choukroune, Professor of International Law and Director of the ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú Thematic Area in Democratic Citizenship, and presented by , LL.M. (Maastricht University), Ph.D. (NUI Galway)
The talk discusses how early colonial endeavours were motivated and sustained by a process of differentiation under the guise of standard of civilisation. The early colonisers were motivated and driven by a capitalist impulse, which required a racialisation: slavery, science, plantation, policing and emergency regulations were reinforcing each other. To this end, race and capitalism are interconnected - the growth of Empire needed the impetus of differentiation to prosper. Early international law helped to set the stage for the rise of Empire.