Welfare chauvinism at the margins of whiteness

(Un)making the established-outsiders figuration in anti-racist and migrant rights activism

“…However, eradicating diverse established-outsiders figurations also requires institutional changes, and thus even the left-libertarians are confronted with the question raised above, that is, how to diffuse the positive changes forged in activist milieus across society at large. have become racialised as the 'Eastern Other' (Krivonos, 2019). Thus, in order to encompass all the groups that are subject to racism in Finland and therefore also 'outsidering', I have opted for the term 'racialised' instead of 'people of colour', which connotes more visible difference from whiteness.…”

“…Although whiteness and the positive attributes attached to it can also be understood as racialisation, the harmful consequences of racialisation on the targeted groups inform the concept’s typical usage as well my own in this article. As a contextual note, in Finland, racialisation also impacts groups at the ‘margins of whiteness’ such as Russian-speakers who have become racialised as the ‘Eastern Other’ (Krivonos, 2019). Thus, in order to encompass all the groups that are subject to racism in Finland and therefore also ‘outsidering’, I have opted for the term ‘racialised’ instead of ‘people of colour’, which connotes more visible difference from whiteness.…”

A Scoping Review on Ageing Migrants in Finland Through the Lens of Intersectionality and Vulnerability

“…Nordberg and Wrede (2015) argue that in welfare states like Finland, the notion of the 'state' as a dominant institutional structure gives rise to a kind of bias where local practices and encounters are not considered. As noted earlier, because Finnish identity is often constructed as a homogenous entity, a politics of Whiteness and privilege prevails where non-European forms of Whiteness are excluded and rendered invisible (Keskinen 2016;Krivonos 2019).…”

“…However, notions of universalism often embedded in colorblindness that contests equality, neutrality and fairness can be questioned (Eliassi 2017) as it does not guarantee access to services of all inhabitants and limit the discussion of oppressive practices and hierarchical positions between groups (Häikiö & Hvinden 2012). The conception of deservingness and entitlement of services are based on exclusionary ethno-nationalist and racializing criteria, and non-European others viewed as undeserving and abusers of the system (Jørgensen & Thomsen 2016;Keskinen 2016;Krivonos 2019). Nordberg and Wrede (2015) argue that in welfare states like Finland, the notion of the 'state' as a dominant institutional structure gives rise to a kind of bias where local practices and encounters are not considered.…”