Racism in Metropolitan Areas

Published by Berghahn Books 2005

Racism in Metropolitan Areas

Edited by: Rik Pinxten and Ellen Preckler

Volume 3 in the series Culture and Politics/Politics and Culture

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781782387909

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About this book

For several decades, a political discourse, which incites exclusion and hatred againt those who are perceived as different, has been gaining ground, most notably in affluent and developed countries. Focusing on the growth of racism in large cities and urban areas, this volume presents the views of international scholars who work in the social sciences and statements by non-practicing academics such as journalists and policy makers. The contributions of the scientists and the non-academic specialists are grouped around common themes, highlighting existing debates and bringing together widely scattered information. The book explores the ways in which old forms of racism persist in the urban context, and how traditional exclusion systems like casteism can be likened to contemporary forms like racism directed at refugees.

Author / Editor information

Rik Pinxten is Professor and Senior Researcher in Anthropology and head of the Department of Comparative Sciences of Culture at Ghent University. He has published widely on the anthropology of knowledge and the comparative study of religion.

Ellen Preckler is Junior Interface Officer of the city of Ghent, facilitating the interaction between policy circles and youth movements in urban contexts.

Rik Pinxten is Professor and Senior Researcher in Anthropology and head of the Department of Comparative Sciences of Culture at Ghent University. He has published widely on the anthropology of knowledge and the comparative study of religion.

Reviews

“…a complex and fascinating book…[that] offers sophisticated analyses for readers with a specialized interest in culture, politics, and racism.” · Journal of Sociology and Social Wellfare

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Introduction: Racism in Metropolitan Areas Rik Pinxten and Ellen Preckler Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Part One: Disempowering through Racism
How a Dream was Shattered Patrick Janssens Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Explaining Increased Racial Conflict in Post-industrial Societies: the Creation of Systemic ‘Competitive’ Youth Unemployment Troy Duster Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
Racial Conflicts in British Cities Eric Seward Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
Limits of Tolerance and Limited Tolerance: How Tolerant are the Danes? Peter Hervik Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
The Politics of ‘Caste is Race’: the Impact of Urbanisation Dipankar Gupta Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
Playing the Media: the Durban Case Guy Poppe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
The Relevance of the Language of Race in South Asian Conflicts Sumit Sarkar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
The Fremmede and the Dalit are Silent: Danish and Indian Cultural Worlds Donald Robotham Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
Approaching Racism: Attitudes, Actions and Social Structure Robert A. Rubinstein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
Part Two: Empowering to Combat Racism
The Paradox of Secondary Ethnicity Emanuel Marx Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
Is Harmony Possible in a Multiracial Society? The Case of Singapore Mary Judd Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
Racism and Intercultural Issues in Urban Europe Jagdish S. Gundara Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
Antiracist Empowerment through Culture and Legislation Johan Leman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
Racism in Large Cities: the Means to Empower/Disempower Groups and Communities Glyn Ford Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
Riding the Tiger: the Difficult Relationship between NGOs and the Media Marc Peirs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
Urban Crowds Manipulated: Assessing the Austrian Case as an Example in Wider European Tendencies André Gingrich Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
Some Reflections on Culture and Violence Erwin Jans Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
Naturalising Difference and Models of Coexistence: Concluding Comments Laura Nader Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
Notes on Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187

Language: English
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 200
Keywords: Urban Studies; Anthropology (General); Sociology

eBook

Published: December 1, 2005
ISBN: 9781782387909