What does it mean to “go beyond race”?

Törngren, Sayaka Osanami; Suyemoto, Karen L.

doi:10.1186/s40878-022-00280-6

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“…While race is a concept for explaining human differences, racism originated from the political practices that perpetuate such categories of difference, sustained through multiple, varied, and contextually specific social, political, and economic constructions within a nation-state (Bakan and Dua, 2014: 6). So racism can be expressed either as an explicit belief in racial superiority or as a structural system of racial discrimination (Bonnett, 2000: 4; Törngren and Suyemoto, 2022: 2). Critical race theorists do not just focus on analysing the contemporary structure of racism but are also concerned with how racism is reproduced (Meghji, 2022: 3).…”

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“…However, a good starting point is to explain what we mean by race and racism. Whereas race is considered a constructed category of difference based on phenotypical, cultural, and other specific characteristics ascribed to designated groups (James and Burgos, 2022), racism embodies ideas and practices that establish, maintain, and perpetuate such categories of difference (Bakan and Dua, 2014: 6; Törngren and Suyemoto, 2022: 2). However, enacting the racial categories of difference through talk and text is a constituent of ‘racialized social systems’ (Bonilla-Silva, 1997: 469).…”

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Afro-diasporan racial discourse in Germany

Ajagbe

2023

Discourse & Society

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This paper investigates the racial discourse in the Afro-diaspora group in Germany. It uses the ‘discourse-historical approach’ – a strand of Critical Discourse Analysis – for the three-dimensional analysis of language biographical data of 67 African migrants in Germany. The study provides African migrants’ accounts of racism, identifies four discursive strategies, and then examines the semantics of a counter-racialisation term developed to cope with racism. The study finds Afro-diaspora racial discourse as a site for confronting the racism problem, legitimising the race idea, and contingent on migrants’ access to material resources in Germany. Furthermore, the term ‘fake-oyinbo’ indicates an ability to use simple linguistic terms in an intended way of racial categorisation within race relations thinking. The paper concludes that Afro-diasporans’ racial discourse is a ‘grassroots’ minority discourse revealing a counter-racialisation linguistic action while explaining and justifying the condition of the ordinary black minority.

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Afro-diasporan racial discourse in Germany

Ajagbe

2023

Discourse & Society

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“…In this article we specifically focus on diversity in terms of race, ethnicity and gender ( Dobbin and Kalev, 2022 ; Zheng, 2022 ). Race and ethnicity, both understood as socially constructed categories, are defined in numerous and contesting ways by different scholars, especially between Europe and North America ( Banton, 2015 ; Morning and Maneri, 2022 ; Osanami Törngren and Suyemoto, 2022 ). In this article, we understand race as socially constructed system of hierarchy and power where phenotypes and other visible differences are deployed as boundaries of groups ( Lentin, 2020 ; Osanami Törngren and Suyemoto, 2022 ), and ethnicity as cultural origin and heritage.…”

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“…Race and ethnicity, both understood as socially constructed categories, are defined in numerous and contesting ways by different scholars, especially between Europe and North America ( Banton, 2015 ; Morning and Maneri, 2022 ; Osanami Törngren and Suyemoto, 2022 ). In this article, we understand race as socially constructed system of hierarchy and power where phenotypes and other visible differences are deployed as boundaries of groups ( Lentin, 2020 ; Osanami Törngren and Suyemoto, 2022 ), and ethnicity as cultural origin and heritage. Here, we operationalize both race and ethnicity as analytical categories to understand how CVs representing native-born Swedes with and without a migratory background, i.e., how White Ethnic Swedes, White non-Ethnic Swedes and Non-White Swedes, are treated at the initial stage of the hiring process.…”

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“We choose this CV because we choose diversity” – What do eye movements say about the choices recruiters make?

Osanami Törngren,

Schütze,

Van Belle

et al. 2024

Front. Sociol.

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IntroductionA large body of research has established a consensus that racial discrimination in CV screening occurs and persists. Nevertheless, we still know very little about how recruiters look at the CV and how this is connected to the discriminatory patterns. This article examines the way recruiters view and select CVs and how they reason about their CV selection choices, as a first step in unpacking the patterns of hiring discrimination. Specifically, we explore how race and ethnicity signaled through the CV matter, and how recruiters reason about the choices they make.MethodsWe recorded data from 40 respondents (20 pairs) who are real-life recruiters with experiences in recruitment of diverse employees in three large Swedish-based firms in the finance and retail sector in two large cities. The participating firms all value diversity, equity and inclusion in their recruitment. Their task was to individually rate 10 fictious CVs where race (signaled by face image) and ethnicity (signaled by name) were systematically manipulated, select the top three candidates, and then discuss their choices in pairs to decide on a single top candidate. We examined whether respondents’ choices were associated with the parts of the CV they looked at, and how they reasoned and justified their choices through dialog.ResultsOur results show that non-White CVs were rated higher than White CVs. While we do not observe any statistically significant differences in the ratings between different racial groups, we see a statistically significant preference for Chinese over Iraqi names. There were no significant differences in time spent looking at the CV across different racial groups, but respondents looked longer at Polish names compared to Swedish names when presented next to a White face. The dialog data reveal how respondents assess different CVs by making assumptions about the candidates’ job and organizational fit through limited information on the CVs, especially when the qualifications of the candidates are evaluated to be equal.

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“…By acknowledging race as a socially constructed entity involving categorization based on physical appearance or social relations (Roth, 2018), its effects, such as racism and discrimination, are tangible . The reciprocal interaction between the socialization of racial meanings, broader structures (e.g., norms and values), and resulting racialized understandings forms an ideological, cultural, and normative framework (Murji & Solomos, 2005;Osanami Törngren & Suyemoto, 2022).…”

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We don't use the word race': Boundaries of in-group membership in Sweden

Adolfsson

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This dissertation explores the connections between the group construction of Swedishness, whiteness, and belongingness, exploring how these dynamics shape individuals' experiences of belongingness and non-belongingness. Employing a social-psychological lens, the research investigates the interplay between race and ingroup construction, shedding light on the complexities of Swedish identity within the broader global context. The dissertation comprises of a introduction (Kappa) and three stand alone articles, each contributing to the academic discourse while intersecting in their themes. The first article utilizes quantitative data to examine the feelings of belongingness among individuals from different ethnic backgrounds in Sweden. Results indicate a positive correlation between national and ethnic identifications, allowing for concurrent membership in various groups without contradiction, yet also suggests an empirical link between being appraised as Swedish and being white. The second article presents qualitative data, revealing that 'Swedishness' is closely tied to whiteness, particularly among white participants who also espoused hesitancy and adversion to the concept of ‘race’. In contrast, non-white participants display a more nuanced perspective on race and racialization. The third article investigates whether majority ethnic in-group and non-majority out-group members perceive and agree upon broad and specific representations of 'Swedishness' through a classic social categorization experiment. Results suggest a prevalence of associating 'Swedishness' with white individuals, despite efforts towards multicultural representation. Through these investigations, the dissertation provides valuable insights into the construction of Swedish group identity and its implications for both in-group and out-group members. By addressing research gaps and employing diverse methodologies, this work contributes to a deeper understanding of intergroup relations and identity dynamics in contemporary Swedish society.

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What does it mean to “go beyond race”?

Cited by 12 publications

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Afro-diasporan racial discourse in Germany

Afro-diasporan racial discourse in Germany

“We choose this CV because we choose diversity” – What do eye movements say about the choices recruiters make?

We don't use the word race': Boundaries of in-group membership in Sweden

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