Racism, governance, and public policy : beyond human rights / / Katy Sian, Ian Law and S. Sayyid

• Autore: Sian Katy P. <1984-, >
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (172 pages)
• Disciplina: 305.80094
• Soggetto topico: Racism - Government policy - Europe; Racism - Government policy - Great Britain; Human rights - Europe; Human rights - Great Britain
• Soggetto geografico: Europe Race relations Political aspects; Europe Social policy; Great Britain Race relations Political aspects; Great Britain Social policy
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: LawIan SayyidS (Salman)
• Note generali: "Simultaneously published in the UK"--Title page verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table ofContents; 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-racismand 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 UkReview 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 SchoolsThe 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 FindingsAnti-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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Racism, governance, and public policy
• ISBN: 1-135-08367-3; 0-203-06868-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465628903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Advances in Sociology