Towards racial j ustice? A re-evaluation of anti-racism
- 1 October 1995
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Critical Social Policy
- Vol. 15 (44-45) , 126-146
- https://doi.org/10.1177/026101839501504408
Abstract
In this paper I suggest that the weakness of much anti-racism stems from its inaccurate conceptual and analytical base and its inadequate analysis of socio-economic reality. The result has been the formu lation of unrealistic policies which had negative consequences for individuals, groups and society, and the widespread rejection of all anti-racism. I suggest that a potentially radical way forward in the struggle for racial justice involves the resurrection of some currently discredited concepts in the framework of a broader movement for human rights which acknowledges the interaction and intersection of class, gender (and other) oppressions.Keywords
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