Pitfalls and Possibilities of Social Justice Ally Development Models: Lessons From Borderland Theories for Building Solidarity Across Difference

Douthirt-Cohen, Beth; Tokunaga, Tomoko; McGuire, T. Donté; Zewdie, Hana

doi:10.1080/00131946.2022.2153682

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“…We acknowledge that people may progress between the stages at different speeds and for different reasons, skip certain stages, remain stagnant at one stage indefinitely, or have experiences that cause them to regress and revisit certain stages. Indeed, some have highlighted the potential pitfalls associated with assuming linearity or finality in the development of ally identities (Collis and Chlup, 2014; Douthit-Cohen et al ., 2023; Squire, 2019).…”

Section: Discussion and Opportunities For Future Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development-ally focused: a review and reconceptualization of ally identity development

Martinez,

Sabat,

Ruggs

et al. 2023

EDI

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PurposeAlthough allies have been shown to be effective at helping to ignite positive change for marginalized groups, the literature on ally identity development is fragmented.Design/methodology/approachWe draw from developmental, contextual, and identity theories to review the existing literature and focus squarely on the ally experience, resulting in a synthesized process-based conceptualization of ally identity development.FindingsAt each stage, we discuss intrapersonal experiences individuals are likely to have internally, interpersonal experiences that are likely to occur with others, and catalysts for progression to subsequent stages. In doing so, we outline the multilevel factors that influence and are influenced by ally development in hopes of identifying what motivates or dissuades individuals from becoming more active allies.Originality/valueWe provide practitioners and scholars with a deeper understanding of the organizational and societal benefits associated with allyship behaviors, as well as tools for increasing their presence within organizations.

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Section: Discussion and Opportunities For Future Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development-ally focused: a review and reconceptualization of ally identity development

Martinez,

Sabat,

Ruggs

et al. 2023

EDI

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“…First, multidimensional axes can be used to locate a person’s current development by using a combination of coordinates ( x , y , z ) along the axes. Second, employing a multiaxis structure removes the suggestion that one component of allyship must be fully developed or follow a sequential progression before another component can develop (Douthirt-Cohen et al, 2023; Edwards, 2006; Waters, 2010). Third, the framework allows additional axes of allyship to be identified by future research and added to the framework, indicated by the axis with a question mark symbol (see Figure 1); thereby acknowledging broader categories of ally development that have yet to be identified.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

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On racial allyship and constructing a racial allyship framework: Black graduate STEM students’ insights and recommendations for aspiring faculty allies.

Stone-Sabali,

Mallory,

Mills

et al. 2023

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

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and Math (STEM) college students face a number of challenges in higher education contexts, such as racism and discrimination from faculty. Furthermore, systemic minoritization has resulted in a dearth of Black STEM faculty that can help Black STEM students navigate racially hostile academic climates. As a result, Black students may have to rely on non-Black faculty for support and allyship, which is concerning given reports of inappropriate behaviors and common pitfalls perpetrated by aspiring allies. Surprisingly, few studies have examined Black students' perspectives toward faculty allies and appropriate ally behaviors, which limit the effectiveness of aspiring faculty allies. Therefore, this study used semistructured interviews to investigate Black STEM graduate students' perspectives about faculty ally behaviors. Three categories emerged-prepare to be an ally, foster credibility, and practice active allyship. In addition, the three categories informed the preliminary design of the multidimensional axis of allyship development framework, which contributes to how allyship development is conceptualized and offers practical insights for research, Black students, and aspiring faculty allies.

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“…Additionally, we asked: (4) What topics were mentioned in the abstracts where disabled people were seen as in need of allies? Phrases like anti-racism ally, anti-racist ally, antiracism allyship, racial justice ally [30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37], social justice ally [38][39][40][41][42][43], and other ally phrases linked to actions that focus on changing systemic discriminations of marginalized groups, are present in the academic literature. Therefore, we investigated whether such phrases that are directly linked to disabled people are present in the academic literature and we asked: (5) Are phrases depicting ability-based systemic discriminations disabled people face, such as anti-ableism ally/allies/allyship, anti-disablism ally/allies/allyship, anti-disableist ally/allies/allyship, anti-disablist ally/allies/allyship, anti-ableist ally/allies/allyship, or anti-ablist ally/allies/allyship, used in the literature?…”

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Coverage of Allies, Allyship and Disabled People: A Scoping Review

Wolbring,

Lillywhite

2023

Societies

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Disabled people face many problems in their lived reality, as evidenced by the content of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Disabled people are constantly engaged in activism to decrease their problems. However, disabled people cannot do all the work by themselves and need allies (who can be so-called non-disabled people or disabled people of a different background to other disabled people) given the many barriers disabled people face in being activists, given the precarious lived reality of many, and given the many problems in need of solving. At the same time, the expectations linked to being an authentic ally of disabled people pose many challenges and stressors and a danger of burnout for the ally. Therefore, the aim of this study was to better understand the academic coverage of allyship and allies in relation to disabled people in general, and specifically the coverage of challenges, stressors, and danger of burnout for allies of disabled people. To fulfill this aim, we performed a scoping review of academic abstracts and full texts employing SCOPUS, the seventy databases of the EBSCO-HOST and the Web of Science. Of the 577 abstracts, covering allies and allyship in relation to disabled people that were downloaded, 306 were false positives. Of the 271 relevant ones, the content of six abstracts suggested a deeper coverage of allyship/allies in the full texts. Within the full texts, two mentioned ally burnout and four mentioned challenges faced by allies. Among the 271 abstracts, 86 abstracts mentioned allies without indicating who the allies were, 111 abstracts mentioned specific allies with technology as an ally being mentioned second highest. Sixty-three abstracts covered specific topics of activism for allies. Furthermore, although searching abstracts for equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) related phrases, terms, and policy frameworks generated sixty-three abstracts, only three abstracts mentioned disabled people. Abstracts containing science and technology governance or technology focused ethics fields terms did not generate any hits with the terms ally or allies or allyship. Searching abstracts and full texts, phrases containing ally or allies or allyship and burnout had 0 hits, ally terms with stress* generated four hits and phrases containing anti-ableism, or anti disablism, anti-disableist, anti-disablist, anti-ablist, or anti-ableist with ally terms had 0 hits. Our findings show many gaps in the coverage of allies and allyship in relation to disabled people especially around the barriers, stressors, and burnout that authentic allies of disabled people can face. These gaps should be filled given that disabled people need allies and that there are many challenges for being an authentic disabled or non-disabled ally of disabled people.

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Pitfalls and Possibilities of Social Justice Ally Development Models: Lessons From Borderland Theories for Building Solidarity Across Difference

Cited by 5 publications

References 30 publications

Development-ally focused: a review and reconceptualization of ally identity development

Development-ally focused: a review and reconceptualization of ally identity development

On racial allyship and constructing a racial allyship framework: Black graduate STEM students’ insights and recommendations for aspiring faculty allies.

Coverage of Allies, Allyship and Disabled People: A Scoping Review

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