Racism and Anti-Racism in Europe

by Alana Lentin

Remarkable . . . a major contribution to our understanding and handling of one of the crucial contemporary issues that acquires more gravity by the day.' Zygmunt Bauman This is an in-depth sociological study of the phenomenon of anti-racism, as both political discourse and social movement practice in western Europe. Lentin develops a comparative study of anti-racism in Britain, France, Italy and Ireland. While 'race' and racism have been submitted to many profound analyses, anti-racism has often been dealt with as either the mere opposite of racism or as a theme for prescriptives or polemics by those concerned with the persistence of racist discrimination. By contrast, this book views anti-racism as a variety of discourses that are central to the understanding of the politics of modern states. Examining anti-racism gives us insights not only into current debates on citizenship, immigration and Europeanisation, but it also crucially assists us in understanding the nature of race, racism and racialisation themselves. At a time of mounting state racism against asylum seekers, migrants and refugees throughout Europe and beyond, this book provides a much-needed exploration of the discourse of anti-racism that shapes policy and public opinion today.

Genres: Race

352 pages, Paperback

First published June 20, 2004

Reviews

[Suzanne Snowden · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a required reading for my University course that has the reputation that it is good but awful to read so I did not start it with enthusiasm. Whilst we all agreed the content is invaluable, most students hated the laborious way it is written (especially for students that are fluent yet don't have English as their first language - some sentences are paragraphs long!). I wrote to Lentin after seeing a comment by her that not enough white people or even academics were getting involved with these important conversations and asked her to do a version of her book that is more for consumption of the general public. Whilst it is not an easy topic to discuss, the information is vital and needs to be communicated in a more engaging way to ensure it is widely shared as it should be.

[Owlseyes]

I must study the Harvard "Project Implicit"; how come Portugal bias race score is 0.405 ??
Yes, I can understand the Czech score: 0.557.

Check here:
A map of the most racist countries in Europe
in: https://www.indy100.com/article/racis...