Researching Racism - A Guidebook for Academics and Professional Investigators

A crucial guide for anyone beginning their research on racism. A one stop guide to the meaning of racism, key studies in the field, core methods and an agenda of research for the future.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: The History of Race
Chapter 2: Defining and Conceptualising Racism
Chapter 3: Anti-Racism: Law and Policies
Chapter 4: Race, Racism and Everyday Life
Chapter 5: Race, Racism and Qualitative Methods
Chapter 6: Racism Research: Three Case Studies
Conclusion, Racism and Future Directions
Appendix: A Racism Researcher's Toolbox

About the author

Muzammil Quraishi is a senior lecturer in criminology and criminology at the University of Salford, UK. His research centres upon crime and victimology amongst Muslim populations, particularly within prison contexts. His research interests include discrimination and criminal justice, comparative criminology and colonialism (de-colonisation). His methodological leanings are qualitative as inspired by Critical Race Theory and Critical Criminology. In addition to a range of journal articles, he is author of Muslims and Crime (2016, Routledge) and co author of Researching Racism (2015, Sage). His latest monograph is Towards a Malaysian Criminology: Conflict, Censure & Compromise, (2020, Palgrave). He is co-investigator of a large-scale independently-funded study entitled ′Understanding Conversion to Islam in Prison′ in collaboration with scholars at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London and the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. He holds a doctorate in criminology and criminal justice from the University of Wales, Bangor, UK.

Product details

• Authors: Rob Philburn, Rob Quraishi Philburn, Philburn Rob, M. Quraishi, Muzammil Quraishi, Muzammil Philburn Quraishi, Quraishi Muzammil
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.05.2015
• EAN: 9781847875334
• ISBN: 978-1-84787-533-4
• No. of pages: 184
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Social research & statistics, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Social research and statistics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies