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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sian, Katy P., 1984- author.

Law, Ian, author.

Sayyid, S. (Salman), author.

Series:

Routledge advances in sociology.

Routledge advances in sociology ; 112

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Racism--Government policy--Europe.

Racism.

Racism--Government policy--Great Britain.

Racism--Europe.

Human rights--Europe.

Human rights.

Human rights--Great Britain.

Muslims--Civil rights--Europe.

Muslims.

Muslims--Civil rights--Great Britain.

Muslims--Europe.

Europe--Race relations.

Europe.

Europe--Race relations--Political aspects.

Great Britain--Race relations--Political aspects.

Great Britain.

Europe--Social policy.

Great Britain--Social policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 155 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

"Simultaneously published in the UK"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed July 1, 2013).

ISBN:

9781135083663

1135083665

9781135083670

1135083673

9780203068687

0203068688

OCLC:

849739534