A political analysis of local struggles for racial equality

Ben-Tovim, Gideon; Gabriel, John; Law, Ian; Stredder, Kathleen

doi:10.1017/cbo9780511557828.008

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“…In Britain, as local race equality policies developed in the 1980s, local politics and policies became the main site of public debate about the fight against race inequalities and greatly contributed to construct racism and discrimination (Ben-Tovim, Gabriel, Law, & Stredder, 1992;Gilroy, 1995;Jeffers & Hoggett, 1995;Solomos, 1993). The most radical policies were formulated in left-wing municipalities such as Birmingham.…”

Section: Birmingham: Between Constraint and Choice Discrimination Anmentioning

confidence: 99%

Differentialist and Universalist Antidiscrimination Policies on the Ground: How Far They Succeed, Why They Fail: A Comparison Between Britain and France

Pala

2010

American Behavioral Scientist

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In this article, the author compares the way in which anti-(ethnic) discrimination policies regarding access to social housing are implemented on the ground in Britain and France through case studies in Birmingham and Marseilles. Beyond sharp differences in the conceptions and "philosophies" of antidiscrimination policies in those two national "models" (a differentialist conception in Britain versus a universalist conception in France), the author shows the limits of these policies on the ground in both cases. In particular, the author shows how (a) the way in which ethnic discrimination is locally constructed as a public issue and (b) the constraints and contradictions faced by local institutions and street-level bureaucrats dealing with social housing on a day-to-day basis contribute to their failure.

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Section: Birmingham: Between Constraint and Choice Discrimination Anmentioning

confidence: 99%

Differentialist and Universalist Antidiscrimination Policies on the Ground: How Far They Succeed, Why They Fail: A Comparison Between Britain and France

Pala

2010

American Behavioral Scientist

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“…At the local level, previous research on anti-racist political struggles has suggested they tend to be marginalised within the local political machinery (Ben-Tovim, et al 1986). More positively, in the current research there was some evidence that black and Asian professional associations were represented on key committees concerned with national policy-making and service delivery, particularly in relation to employment practices, and most had made critical but constructive contributions to local or national race equality and diversity strategies.…”

Section: 'Institutional Racism' and Racial Equalitymentioning

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Facing inwards and outwards? Institutional racism, race equality and the role of Black and Asian professional associations

Phillips

2005

Criminal Justice

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“…Another contribution is that bureaucratic de® nitions and interpretations of`race' problems were rede® ned and thereby were no longer seen as a result of cultural differences, but were located in the norms inherent in institutional policy and practice (Ben-Tovim et al, 1992). These writers make reference to anti-racist struggles in Liverpool and elsewhere that have resulted in the formulation of Equal Opportunity Policies which no longer pathologised issues of`race' and culture.…”

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Anti-racist perspectives: What are the gains for social work?

Keating¹

2000

Social Work Education

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Anti-racist and black perspectives signalled a signi® cant shift in the discourse on oppression in social work practice and education. However, the contributions of such perspectives have not been recognised and documented fully. This paper presents a review of the contributions of anti-racist and black perspectives to anti-discriminatory practice. It also offers a critique of the limitations of anti-racist ideas and suggests that the way forward is not to reinforce a`¯ight' from anti-racism, but to build on the gains of anti-racist ideas and struggles in social work practice towards developing a more integrated understanding of oppression. This paper is written from the perspective of a black man from African background.

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A political analysis of local struggles for racial equality

Cited by 17 publications

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Differentialist and Universalist Antidiscrimination Policies on the Ground: How Far They Succeed, Why They Fail: A Comparison Between Britain and France

Differentialist and Universalist Antidiscrimination Policies on the Ground: How Far They Succeed, Why They Fail: A Comparison Between Britain and France

Facing inwards and outwards? Institutional racism, race equality and the role of Black and Asian professional associations

Anti-racist perspectives: What are the gains for social work?

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