E-waste in Relation to Geopolitical Forces: A Case Study of the United States - Mexico Border Region
Date of Award
Fall 12-21-2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Anthropology
First Advisor
Marc Edelman
Second Advisor
Aminata Maraesa
Academic Program Adviser
Yukiko Koga
Abstract
Analysis deconstructs the electronic waste industry and its interconnectedness to geopolitical forces and economic development in the border region between San Diego, California and Tijuana, Mexico. A symbiotic business relationship exists between informal e-waste collectors, non-profit collection sites, and for-profit recyclers. Fieldwork data is analyzed from a slow/structural violence perspective.
Recommended Citation
Hicks, Michael A., "E-waste in Relation to Geopolitical Forces: A Case Study of the United States - Mexico Border Region" (2016). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/111