Political science Discussion paper: Always Running

1. Discussion Paper:

Always Running is Luis Rodriquez’s autobiography about his life as a Mexican-American in East L.A. in the 1960s. Although the book documents events fifty years ago, the social issues Rodriquez’s discusses are remarkably current. Central to the narrative is the issue of social exclusion, a reality for all too many persons living in the present-day United States. The following is the World Health Organization’s definition of the term:

Exclusion consists of dynamic, multi-dimensional processes driven by unequal power relationships interacting across four main dimensions – economic, political, social and cultural – and at different levels including individual, household, group, community, country and global levels. It results in a continuum of inclusion/exclusion characterized by unequal access to resources, capabilities and rights . . .

For your paper, identifying one area where social policy contributed to social exclusion and briefly discuss a policy approach that would remedy it. Make sure to bring evidence from the narrative to illustrate the nature and consequence of exclusion. No more than 4-5 pages