This Fourth Edition of a pioneering handbook provides a critical analysis of the origins and evolution of political and policy debates regarding race and racism in British society. Drawing on a broad range of both theoretical and historical research, the focus of the book is on the development of policies and debates in the period from the second half of the 20th Century to the present. The book is organized into twelve chapters which provide an overview of key trends, situating the development of policies and developments in relation to immigration and citizenship, race relations policies and broader agendas about multiculturalism and living with difference. In the substantive chapters of the book there is also a detailed discussion of such issues as policing, urban unrest and protest, racist politics, black and ethnic minority politics and conversations about multiculturalism. This new edition engages with both the historical background as well as contemporary developments to provide a novel and wide-ranging account of the role that questions about race and racism play in British society.
Author(s): John Solomos
Edition: 4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 330
City: Cham
Preface
References
Contents
List of Tables
1: Introduction
New Agendas and Perspectives
Key Themes and Objectives
Broadening the Analytical Frame
Thinking About Race in the Present
Race and Racism in British Society
Outline of the Book
References
2: Theorising Race and Racism
Origins of a Research Field
Evolving Theories and Perspectives
Limitations and Absences
Rethinking the Study of Race and Racism
Race, Culture, and Identity Politics
Theories, Politics, and Social Change
References
3: Histories of Racialisation and Migration
Histories of Race and Racialisation
Irish Migration and Settlement
Jewish Immigration and the Racial Other
Race and Racism in the Early Twentieth Century
Racial Formations and the Empire at Home
Englishness, Britishness, and National Identity
Histories of the Present
References
4: Race, Immigration, and Citizenship
Race, Immigration, and British Society
Migration, Colonial Labour, and the State
Immigration and Racialised Politics
Immigration Controls and State Racism
Changing Terms of Political Debate
Powellism and the Question of Race
Institutionalising Immigration Controls
Race and Immigration Under Thatcher and Major
Rethinking Race, Immigration, and Citizenship
References
5: Rethinking the Boundaries of Race and Nation
New Labour, New Policies?
Changing Policy Climates and Immigration
Brexit and beyond
New Dynamics, or Old Problems?
Looking Forward
References
6: Race Relations Policies and Social Justice
Tackling Racial Discrimination
Race Relations Legislation
From Policy to Practice
New Labour and Racial Equality
What Kind of Future?
References
7: Policing and Criminal Justice
Crime, Race, and Policing
Policing Minority Communities
Mugging, Street Violence, and the State
Racialisation and Popular Images
Policing and Violent Disorder
Racialisation, Crime, and Policing
Stephen Lawrence, Macpherson, and Institutional Racism
Race and Policing Today
References
8: Urban Unrest, Protest, and Disorder
Situating Urban Unrest
Riots, Urban Unrest, and Disorder in the 1980s
Protest and Social Exclusion in 2001
Race and Disorder in 2011
Urban Unrest in the Present and the Future
References
9: Nationalism, Mobilisation, and Racist Politics
Race, Nation, and Identity
Nationalism Re-made
Extreme-Right Configurations of the Nation
New Forms of Racist Mobilisation
The Naturalisation of Racism
Nation, Identity, and the Interests of the Majority
Re-imagining the Nation Through Race
Changing Forms of Racism
References
10: Minority Politics and Representation
Modalities of Political Participation
Minority Political Mobilisation
Changing Patterns of Minority Politics
Community-Based Politics
Race and Representation
Representation in Parliament
Antiracist Politics and Political Alliances
New Forms of Protest
Political Inclusion and Relations of Power
References
11: Multiculturalism, Diversity, and Difference
Diversity, Race, and Ethnicity
Multiculturalism, Diversity, and the Nation
Culture, Religion, and Identity
Living with Religious and Cultural Difference
Religion, Community Cohesion, and Social Policy
Redefining the Boundaries of Belonging
References
12: Race and Racism Today
Where Are We? And How Did We Get Here?
Dominant Definitions of Race and Social Problems
Protest, Reform, and Social Change
Conversations About the Future
References
Index
