“…While racism is not the only issue, almost all of the issues as they relate to the Grenfell disaster come back to the race. Those from BAME backgrounds were one of the hardest hit by austerity measures, while the UK's migration policies actively discriminate against those who are mainly nonwhite (Owen, 2020). In this sense, such arguments are reductionist and only serve as a distraction to the larger problem, racism, a problem that remains the ‘elephant in the room’ (BBC News, 2020).…”
Section: Racism and Structural Injusticementioning
Racism in health and healthcare has long been recognised as a structural issue. While there has been growing research and a number of important initiatives that have come from approaching racism as a structural issue, there is a range of implications that yet have to be explored as they relate to health and healthcare. Conceptualising racism in this way provides a means to consider how it shapes and is shaped by a range of global injustices and serves as a foundation for more egregious harms. It also suggests that if we are to dismantle racism, we need to look both within and beyond the traditional domains of health and healthcare and account for a range of broader forces that sustain and re‐enforce racism. We first discuss the issue of responsibility, drawing on Young's social connection model to argue that we all have a responsibility to take action in addressing structural racism. We will then deal with a question that naturally follows, namely how we discharge our responsibilities, with a focus on the role of disruptive action in challenging power and ignorance in dismantling racism in health and healthcare.
“…While racism is not the only issue, almost all of the issues as they relate to the Grenfell disaster come back to the race. Those from BAME backgrounds were one of the hardest hit by austerity measures, while the UK's migration policies actively discriminate against those who are mainly nonwhite (Owen, 2020). In this sense, such arguments are reductionist and only serve as a distraction to the larger problem, racism, a problem that remains the ‘elephant in the room’ (BBC News, 2020).…”
Section: Racism and Structural Injusticementioning
Racism in health and healthcare has long been recognised as a structural issue. While there has been growing research and a number of important initiatives that have come from approaching racism as a structural issue, there is a range of implications that yet have to be explored as they relate to health and healthcare. Conceptualising racism in this way provides a means to consider how it shapes and is shaped by a range of global injustices and serves as a foundation for more egregious harms. It also suggests that if we are to dismantle racism, we need to look both within and beyond the traditional domains of health and healthcare and account for a range of broader forces that sustain and re‐enforce racism. We first discuss the issue of responsibility, drawing on Young's social connection model to argue that we all have a responsibility to take action in addressing structural racism. We will then deal with a question that naturally follows, namely how we discharge our responsibilities, with a focus on the role of disruptive action in challenging power and ignorance in dismantling racism in health and healthcare.
“…Under contemporary circumstances, the normal state unilateral control over “voluntary” migration is pivotal to the social reproduction of racialized transnational patterns of “exclusion, domination, subordination, exploitation, and marginalisation” between the citizens of advantaged states and those of disadvantaged states that are rooted in the history of formal and informal imperialism, on the one hand, and of racialized migration controls, on the other. (Owen, 2020, pp. 7–8).…”
Section: The Case For Why Migration Is Structurally Unjustmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As David Owen puts it in the case of racial inequalities in migration:Under contemporary circumstances, the normal state unilateral control over “voluntary” migration is pivotal to the social reproduction of racialized transnational patterns of “exclusion, domination, subordination, exploitation, and marginalisation” between the citizens of advantaged states and those of disadvantaged states that are rooted in the history of formal and informal imperialism, on the one hand, and of racialized migration controls, on the other. (Owen, 2020, pp. 7–8).Owen argues that this structural injustice is a result of states being able to decide the admission requirements for “voluntary” migrants, which systematically privilege some to the detriment of others.…”
Section: The Case For Why Migration Is Structurally Unjustmentioning
This paper argues that the vast inequalities in access to migration opportunities and treatment of migrants constitute a structural injustice, and that although states are clearly the most powerful agents in migration injustices, individuals also bear a personal responsibility to ameliorate these injustices. The argument builds on Young's theory of structural injustice and critically applies it to labour migration. The paper argues that wealthy migrants and citizens who benefit from migrant labour have a responsibility to contribute towards ameliorating migration injustice on account of their position of privilege, whereas disadvantaged migrants have a responsibility due to their interest in changing their situation. It then considers how people might discharge such an obligation through collective political action, pointing in particular to non-governmental organizations, labour unions, and local government. Finally, the paper addresses the objections that positing personal responsibility for labour migration is overly demanding and that the current labour migration regime is meritocratic and fair. The article concludes by showing how this sort of stance can be seen as interest-driven by privileged groups and argues for the role of disruptive politics in overcoming it.
“…It was associated with the view that migration, from the perspective of the highly developed countries in the influx of immigrants, is an inevitable reality in the 21st century. It is particularly evident in the resurgence of populism and nationalist anxiety in Europe and North America and the reinvigorated focus on borders and exclusion manifesting in its wake (Carling and Collins, 2018;Crawley and Skleparis, 2018;Owen, 2020).…”
Purpose:The paper aims to show that different characteristics of the Silesian autochthonous population resulting from unique cultural and civilizational roots and different values have a positive impact on the regional socio-economic development. Design/Methodology/Approach: The innovative approach establishes the relationship between the presence and activity of the Silesian autochthonous population and regional development. The first subject of analysis concerned the comparison of migration behavior of two different ethnic groups residing in Silesia, namely the autochthonous Silesian population and the Polish population of immigrant origin, using mainly the micro census method. The second research study was a comparative socio-economic analysis of areas inhabited by the Silesian population and typologically similar areas inhabited by the Polish people of immigrant origin. Finally, the third research area concerned a survey among representatives of local authorities, who assessed the role of Silesians in the process of regional development. Findings: The paper's main finding is that the location of the Silesian autochthonous population in the Opole Province has had a notable positive impact on several economic and demographic features, in addition to a very positive assessment of the population by the local authorities. Furthermore, the Silesian population has been recognized as a significant and positive development potential of the Opole Province. Practical Implications: The results of the analysis might be used in determining a suitable development strategy. They also highlight the need for proper management of ethnic groups in regional development and diversity as economic and social potential. Originality/Value: Research results can contribute to constructing theoretical models regarding ethnic groups and their role in sustainable regional development.
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