The New Racism In Europe

Author : Jeffrey Cole
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1997-11-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780521584937

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The New Racism in Europe by Jeffrey Cole Pdf

In the last twenty years, immigration has become one of the most contested issues in Western Europe. The arrival of Africans, Asians, Eastern Europeans and others in Italy has reversed earlier trends of emigration. Debate, political activity and violence have raised questions of rejection and integration, of anti-racism and the new racism. Studies of these issues commonly focus on political activity and the plight of minorities, but this book breaks new ground in its emphasis on the everyday reactions of Italians to immigration and related issues. Drawing on research carried out in Palermo, Jeffrey Cole considers the role of class, culture, local history and political economy in the ambivalent responses of Sicilians to immigrants. He places Italian attitudes in a European context, and investigates why anti-immigrant politics are concentrated in the wealthy Italian North.

Author : Evens Foundation
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781571813336

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Europe's New Racism by Evens Foundation Pdf

Europe has seen a tremendous rise in popularity of new rightist political parties in the last two decades or so, claiming cultural supremacy of the so-called native Europeans over foreign immigrants. In this volume, European scholars from Russian to Britain have come together to examine the media and social and legal policies in an effort to determine the causes of this resurgence of rightist and anti-democratic ideologies. They furthermore suggest actions that might help combat racism more effectively.

Author : Evens Foundation
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2002-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1571813322

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Europe's New Racism by Evens Foundation Pdf

Europe has seen a tremendous rise in popularity of new rightist political parties in the last two decades or so, claiming cultural supremacy of the so-called native Europeans over foreign immigrants. In this volume, European scholars from Russian to Britain have come together to examine the media and social and legal policies in an effort to determine the causes of this resurgence of rightist and anti-democratic ideologies. They furthermore suggest actions that might help combat racism more effectively.

Author : Neil MacMaster
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781350317390

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Racism in Europe by Neil MacMaster Pdf

The study of modern racism has tended to treat anti-Semitism and anti-black racism as separate and unconnected phenomena. This innovative study argues that a full understanding of the origins and development of racism in Europe after 1870 needs to examine the structure and interrelationships between the two dominant forms of prejudice. Contrary to expectation. anti-black racism was not confined to the colonial maritime nations of western Europe, but pepetrated even the rural societies of central and eastern Europe. Likewise, anti-Semitism could flourish even in the almost total absence of Jews. MacMaster explores the conditions under which modern political movements, faced with the crisis of modernity, began to draw upon and mobilise the negative stereotypes that, through the development of the mass media, had become almost universal features of popular culture. By weaving together the changing spatial and temporal dimensions of anti-Semitic and anti-black prejudice the study provides a fresh and more global framework for understanding modern racism.

Author : Alana Lentin
Publisher : Pluto Press (UK)
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2004-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015060819318

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Racism And Anti-Racism In Europe by Alana Lentin Pdf

A comparative political sociology of anti-racism in Europe, showing the various discourses within this movement

Author : Elizabeth Fekete
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781784787240

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Europe's Fault Lines by Elizabeth Fekete Pdf

It is clear that the right is on the rise, but after Brexit, the election of Donald Trump and the spike in popularity of extreme-right parties across Europe, the question on everyone's minds is: how did this happen? An expansive investigation of the ways in which a newly-configured right interconnects with anti-democratic and illiberal forces at the level of the state, Europe's Fault Lines provides much-needed answers, revealing some uncomfortable truths. Old racisms may be structured deep in European thought, but they have been revitalized and spun in new ways: the war on terror, the cultural revolution from the right, and the migration-linked demonization of the destitute "scrounger." Drawing on her work for the Institute of Race Relations over thirty years, Liz Fekete exposes the fundamental fault lines of racism and authoritarianism in contemporary Europe.

Author : Caroline Wirth
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2004-11-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783638329149

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What evidence is there of the emergence of new forms of racism within Europe? by Caroline Wirth Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject Politics - Region: Western Europe, grade: Good, University of Southampton (Department of Politics), language: English, abstract: Racism changes over time it adapts to the current circumstance therefore, it is not a new form racism. At the moment Europe is in the geographical and in the political sense unfinished and unsure about its future. People living in this circumstance reflect that insecurity and have the need for justifications. Right-wing politicians blame foreigners and on that basis find easy solutions to complex problems. Racism is not a mysterious phenomenon, but the question remains when, why and by what actors it is used as a strategy of domination, and what kind of conditions can stimulate this use. Therefore, this essay will outline old racism and illustrate its occurrence with examples of Nazi-Germany. Secondly, new forms of racism will be explained. The new right attracts both working class and middle class voters. This essay will argue that unemployment, violence and crime, and the abuse of the social welfare state are issues problematised by the new right to gain votes. And finally, it will demonstrate that the European Union stimulates racism in a direct and indirect way. The concept of old racism was based on biological discrimination. The example of Nazi- Germany will be used as it had enormous consequences for the country and the world. The Aryan race was defined as superior to all others. The Nazis needed to blame someone for the economic and social misery of the 1920s, and the failure of the Weimar Republic. People where insecure about the future and unsatisfied about the present partly because of high unemployment and devaluation of money. As a result the UNESCO proved racism on biological grounds is a falsification of the scientific basis (Miles and Brown 2003 p. 59). Until the 1980s Germany became very cautious in using the word racism in the context of migrant workers as it was argued to be an offence against the Jews and Gypsies. Cox actually defined old racism as a “rationalisation of exploitation in the colonial time, where white people used it as a justification to suppress black people” (in Räthzel 2002 p. 4). Banton argues that the concept of the ideology originally referred to is dead. The analytical reason for Banton’s argument is that when black people joined capitalistic societies they still joined them on the bottom of society. This points to the fact that it is a “structural subordination rather than an ideological transformation” and not a racist.

Author : Tariq Modood,Pnina Werbner
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1997-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1856494225

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The Politics of Multiculturalism in the New Europe by Tariq Modood,Pnina Werbner Pdf

On multiculturalism

Author : Les Back,Anoop Nayak
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Black people
ISBN : UOM:39015032451661

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Invisible Europeans? by Les Back,Anoop Nayak Pdf

Author : Rory Yeomans,Anton Weiss-Wendt
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780803246058

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Racial Science in Hitler's New Europe, 1938-1945 by Rory Yeomans,Anton Weiss-Wendt Pdf

In Racial Science in Hitler’s New Europe, 1938–1945, international scholars examine the theories of race that informed the legal, political, and social policies aimed against ethnic minorities in Nazi-dominated Europe. The essays explicate how racial science, preexisting racist sentiments, and pseudoscientific theories of race that were preeminent in interwar Europe ultimately facilitated Nazi racial designs for a “New Europe.” The volume examines racial theories in a number of European nation-states in order to understand racial thinking at large, the origins of the Holocaust, and the history of ethnic discrimination in each of those countries. The essays, by uncovering neglected layers of complexity, diversity, and nuance, demonstrate how local discourse on race paralleled Nazi racial theory but had unique nationalist intellectual traditions of racial thought. Written by rising scholars who are new to English-language audiences, this work examines the scientific foundations that central, eastern, northern, and southern European countries laid for ethnic discrimination, the attempted annihilation of Jews, and the elimination of other so-called inferior peoples.

Author : Rik Pinxten,Ellen Preckler
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1845450884

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Racism in Metropolitan Areas by Rik Pinxten,Ellen Preckler Pdf

For several decades, a political discourse, which incites exclusion and hatred againt those who are perceived as different, has been gaining ground, most notably in affluent and developed countries. Focusing on the growth of racism in large cities and urban areas, this volume presents the views of international scholars who work in the social sciences and statements by non-practicing academics such as journalists and policy makers. The contributions of the scientists and the non-academic specialists are grouped around common themes, highlighting existing debates and bringing together widely scattered information. The book explores the ways in which old forms of racism persist in the urban context, and how traditional exclusion systems like casteism can be likened to contemporary forms like racism directed at refugees.

Author : Alec G. Hargreaves
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015031741096

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Racism, Ethnicity, and Politics in Contemporary Europe by Alec G. Hargreaves Pdf

Issues of race and ethnicity in Europe have been brought to the fore by the recent electoral successes of extreme right-wing parties, while immigration and refugee policies are exposing deep uncertainties across the political spectrum. The politicization of 'race', ethnicity and immigration is a key feature of contemporary European society. In this important new volume, leading specialists explore the political mediation of racism across western Europe, examining its causes, character and consequences. Racism, Ethnicity and Politics in Contemporary Europe includes an overview of contemporary racism, investigations into its socio-economic and ideological roots, analyses of its role in party politics and studies of multilateral and non-governmental initiatives designed to promote anti-racism. The contributors provide case studies of Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain and Italy. They consider both the experience of racism in specific countries and common issues thrown up by the resurgence of racism at a time of profound socio-economic restructuring and political uncertainty. The rich insights offered by this book will be of interest to students and scholars active in many disciplines ranging from politics and sociology to discourse analysis and social psychology.

Author : Ali Rattansi
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780192571816

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Racism: A Very Short Introduction by Ali Rattansi Pdf

There is often a demand for a short, sharp definition of racism, for example as captured in the popular formula Power + Prejudice= Racism. But in reality, racism is a complex, multidimensional phenomenon that cannot be captured by such definitions. In our world today there are a variety of racisms at play, and it is necessary to distinguish between issues such as individual prejudice, and systemic racisms which entrench racialiazed inequalities over time. This Very Short Introduction explores the history of racial ideas and a wide range of racisms - biological, cultural, colour-blind, and structural - and illuminates issues that have been the subject of recent debates. Is Islamophobia a form of racism? Is there a new antisemitism? Why has whiteness become an important source of debate? What is Intersectionality? What is unconscious or implicit bias, and what is its importance in understanding racial discrimination? Ali Rattansi tackles these questions, and also shows why African Americans and other ethnic minorities in the USA and Europe continue to suffer from discrimination today that results in ongoing disadvantage in these white dominant societies. Finally he explains why there has been a resurgence of national populist and far-right movements and explores their implications for the future of racism. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Author : Geraldine Heng
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108422789

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The Invention of Race in the European Middle Ages by Geraldine Heng Pdf

This book challenges the common belief that race and racisms are phenomena that began only in the modern era.

Author : Eddie Bruce-Jones
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317233275

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Race in the Shadow of Law by Eddie Bruce-Jones Pdf

Race in the Shadow of Law offers a critical legal analysis of European responses to institutional racism. It draws connections between contemporary legal knowledge practices and colonial systems of thought, arguing that many people of colour experience the law as a part of a racial problem, rather than a solution, to racial injustice. Based on a critical legal ethnography of anti-racism work in Europe, and with an emphasis on the German context, the book positions Black and anti-racist perspectives at the centre, rather than the margins, of critically thinking through the intersection of race and law. Combining this ethnography with comparative legal analysis, discourse analysis and critical race theory, the book develops a critical discussion of the European legal frameworks aimed at regulating racism, and particularly institutional racism, in policy and policing. In linking this critique to the transformative potential of social movements, however, it goes on to examine the strategic and creative possibility of disrupting conventional modes of engaging, and resisting, law.