Honors College

Energy & Environment, Policy & Social Justice 2018-2019

Globalization and inequality: Precarious lives in Utah

In a world shaped by deepening globalization and rising inequality, the divides between the super-rich and the rest of society have only widened. This Praxis Lab explored the intersection of these global trends with two local constituencies in the Salt Lake Valley: immigrants and poor white Utahans.

Through in-depth analysis, students examined the ways in which socio-economic changes—alongside the political and technological forces of globalization—affect these two distinct groups, who, despite their differences, share common struggles in a rapidly evolving world. They analyzed how these experiences influence political orientations and how globalization impacts their daily lives.