This book presents a new framing of policy debates on the question of racism through a discursive critique of contemporary issues and contexts, drawing on a program of new European research carried out between 2010 and 2013, with a central focus on the UK. This includes analysis of the discursive construction of Muslims in three contexts: the workplace, education and the media. Informed by a fundamental critique of both the "post-racial" and the limitations of human rights strategies, it identifies the ongoing significance of contemporary raciality in governance strategies and develops a new radical agenda for addressing these processes, advocating strategies of "racism reduction."
Author(s): Katy Sian, Ian Law, S. Sayyid
Series: Routledge ADvances in Sociology
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2013
Language: English
Pages: 172
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Preface: Anti-racist Futures—A Manifesto
History
Science
Acknowledgments
1. The Raciality of the Post-Racial: The European Racial Crisis and the Need for a Fundamental Change
Introduction
The Shape of This Book
Neoliberal Politics and Racism and Islamophobia in Europe
2. The Semantics of Anti-racism
and Tolerance
Introduction
Racism’s Horizons
The Immigrant Imaginary
Conclusion
3. The Limits of Human Rights: Questions of Racial Justice
Introduction
Liberalism, Human Rights and Racism
A Critique of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) in the Uk
Review of the Strategic Plan of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, 2009–2012
Political Elite Discourse and the EHRC
Conclusion
4. The Limits of Anti-Discrimination: Muslims and the Workplace
Introduction
Othering’ Muslims: Exclusionsand Barriers in Employment
Legislation, Anti-discrimination and Workplace Practices
Ethnic Minorities and Employment Practices in the Wider European Context
Conclusion
5. The Dangers of Separatism: Muslims in Education
Introduction
Monitoring ‘Extremism’
Faith Schools
The Promotion of Diversity and Race Equality Teacher Training in Schools
The Impact of Racism and Islamophobia in Schools
Conclusion
6. The Limits of Representation: Muslims and the News Media
Introduction
(Mis)Representing Muslims: Overview of Case Study and Methods
War on Terror and Fundamentalism
Grooming, Abuse and Madrassas
Muslim Related Domestic Issues: Riots and Racism
Forced Marriages and Immigration
Racism and Media Representation: The Wider European Context
Conclusion
7. Reframing Racism: A New Agenda
Introduction
Reconfiguring Racism and Islamophobia
Key Themes and Findings
Anti-racist Futures UK: Some Proposals Emerging from Joint Work Between Academics, Policy Makers and Civil Society Representatives
Racism Reduction
A Note on Semantics and the New Agenda
Notes
Bibliography
List of Media Items by Source
Index
