The end of anti‐racism∗
In: Journal of ethnic and migration studies: JEMS, Band 17, Heft 1, S. 71-83
ISSN: 1469-9451
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In: Journal of ethnic and migration studies: JEMS, Band 17, Heft 1, S. 71-83
ISSN: 1469-9451
In: Race and Local Politics, S. 191-209
In: Peuples méditerranéens: revue trimestrielle = Mediterranean peoples, Heft 51, S. 83-93
ISSN: 0399-1253
In: Critical social policy: a journal of theory and practice in social welfare, Band 7, Heft Spring 88
ISSN: 0261-0183
In: Critical social policy: a journal of theory and practice in social welfare, Band 7, Heft 21, S. 4-7
ISSN: 1461-703X
International audience ; In the present environment of advanced industrial society and post-war migration to Europe it is impossible to ignore the role of ideas about immigration, national identity and 'race' in shaping social and political relations. Although there is a public commitment in terms of official policies to the promotion of anti-racism and a multicultural society, racist movements and ideas are increasingly part of the public political debate. The question of what can be done to counter the influence of racist ideologies and extreme right-wing political parties is at the heart of contemporary concerns. Yet, there is considerable confusion of what is meant by anti-racism and the policies and practices associated with it in different national contexts. Moreover, there are a variety of theoretical approaches and political perspectives about what kind of arguments and mobilizations are necessary to curb the growth of racism. In Belgium, the anti-racist movement, Hand in Hand, has developed a diverse range of strategies to answer the issue of everyday racism and intolerance, to counter right-extremist ideas and to limit its political influence. In this article, the focus will be on the political rhetoric developed by the anti-racist movement in the 1990s, at the times of the national demonstrations against racism, triggered by the electoral score of the extreme right-wing party, Vlaams Blok, in 1991. The results of a qualitative analysis of the information campaigns and media coverage of the anti-racist demonstrations of 1992, 1994, 1998 and 2002 when 100,000 people marched in the streets of Brussels claiming equal rights and opposing racism and discrimination, should offer insights into how the racialization of social and political relations is shaped by both discourses on racism and anti-racism.
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In: Ethnicities, Band 5, Heft 2, S. 183-215
In the present environment of advanced industrial society and post-war migration to Europe it is impossible to ignore the role of ideas about immigration, national identity and 'race' in shaping social and political relations. Although there is a public commitment in terms of official policies to the promotion of anti-racism and a multicultural society, racist movements and ideas are increasingly part of the public political debate. The question of what can be done to counter the influence of racist ideologies and extreme right-wing political parties is at the heart of contemporary concerns. Yet, there is considerable confusion of what is meant by anti-racism and the policies and practices associated with it in different national contexts. Moreover, there are a variety of theoretical approaches and political perspectives about what kind of arguments and mobilizations are necessary to curb the growth of racism. In Belgium, the anti-racist movement, Hand in Hand, has developed a diverse range of strategies to answer the issue of everyday racism and intolerance, to counter right-extremist ideas and to limit its political influence. In this article, the focus will be on the political rhetoric developed by the anti-racist movement in the 1990s, at the times of the national demonstrations against racism, triggered by the electoral score of the extreme right-wing party, Vlaams Blok, in 1991. The results of a qualitative analysis of the information campaigns and media coverage of the anti-racist demonstrations of 1992, 1994, 1998 and 2002 when 100,000 people marched in the streets of Brussels claiming equal rights and opposing racism and discrimination, should offer insights into how the racialization of social and political relations is shaped by both discourses on racism and anti-racism.
In: Irish journal of sociology: IJS : the journal of the Sociological Association of Ireland = Iris socheolaı́ochta na hÉireann, Band 14, Heft 1, S. 173-175
ISSN: 2050-5280
In: Sociological research online, Band 9, Heft 2, S. 122-123
ISSN: 1360-7804
In: Patterns of prejudice: a publication of the Institute for Jewish Policy Research and the American Jewish Committee, Band 37, Heft 3, S. 323-340
ISSN: 1461-7331
In: Patterns of prejudice: a publication of the Institute for Jewish Policy Research and the American Jewish Committee, Band 37, Heft 3, S. 323-340
ISSN: 0031-322X
In: Telos: critical theory of the contemporary, Band 1991, Heft 90, S. 148-156
ISSN: 1940-459X
In: Peuples méditerranéens: revue trimestrielle = Mediterranean peoples, S. 83-93
ISSN: 0399-1253
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