Anti-Racism, Multiculturalism and Human Rights - Reconceiving the Politics of Diversity in Employment and Education

The continuing prevalence of racial inequality and discrimination is well documented in Britain. While there are multiple accounts of how state institutions are shaped by and reproduce racism, much less has been said about their current and potential contribution to anti-racism. This book elucidates the long-term impact on racism of positive action in employment and multicultural school curricula. It also explores whether international human rights law creates a duty for states to adopt these policies. Positive action and multicultural curricula are not new and have long been advocated by multiculturalists, but this book systematically unpacks how they can counter four structural drivers of racism: racialised national identities, racialised power inequalities, racial fearmongering, and racial segregation. The book goes on to examine the extent to which they have been implemented in Britain, as well as the legal and political opportunities for future development.

About the author

Pier-Luc Dupont is Lecturer in Identity Politics and Director of Comparative Politics and Policy Research Centre at Swansea University, UK.

Summary

The continuing prevalence of racial inequality and discrimination is well documented in Britain. While there are multiple accounts of how state institutions are shaped by and reproduce racism, much less has been said about their current and potential contribution to anti-racism. This book elucidates the long-term impact on racism of positive action in employment and multicultural school curricula. It also explores whether international human rights law creates a duty for states to adopt these policies. Positive action and multicultural curricula are not new and have long been advocated by multiculturalists, but this book systematically unpacks how they can counter four structural drivers of racism: racialised national identities, racialised power inequalities, racial fearmongering, and racial segregation. The book goes on to examine the extent to which they have been implemented in Britain, as well as the legal and political opportunities for future development.

Product details

• Authors: Pier-Luc Dupont
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 09.06.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9783031873591
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3187359-1
• No. of pages: 146
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 12 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 300 g
• Illustrations: XIII, 146 p.
• Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Political sociology; Pädagogik, Soziologie, Ethnische Gruppen und multikulturelle Studien, Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte, Kommunal-, Regional- Landes und Lokalregierung, Bildungsstrategien und -politik, Sociology of Education, Discrimination, Soziologie: Arbeit und Beruf, Human Rights, Social Policy, auseinandersetzen, Education Policy, Race and Ethnicity Studies, Sociology of Work, Anti-Racism, Racial segregation, employment policy, Racial inequality