A special issue of a journal examined a range of issues related to educational inclusion.
Source: British Journal of Sociology of Education, Volume 35 Issue 5
Links: Table of contents
Notes: Articles included:
Wayne Veck, 'Disability and inclusive education in times of austerity'
Mairtin Mac an Ghaill and Chris Haywood, 'Pakistani and Bangladeshi young men: re-racialization, class and masculinity within the neo-liberal school'
Kate D'Arcy, 'Home education, school, Travellers and educational inclusion'
Date: 2014-Sep
An article examined ethnic diversity in London and its relationship to social cohesion. It said that, once the level of economic deprivation in the area was accounted for, ethnic diversity was positively related to the perceived social cohesion of neighbourhood residents, while ethnic segregation was associated with lower levels of perceived social cohesion. It said that both effects were strongly moderated by age.
Source: Patrick Sturgis, Ian Brunton-Smith, Jouni Kuha, and Jonathan Jackson, 'Ethnic diversity, segregation and the social cohesion of neighbourhoods in London', Ethnic and Racial Studies, Volume 37 Number 8
Links: Abstract
Date: 2014-Aug
A new book examined the politics of Muslim integration and related policy in Germany and Great Britain, examining how salient discourses of citizenship framed the discussion about integration in Europe. The book argued for a redefinition of citizenship to account for its contested nature and competing discourses.
Source: Aleksandra Lewicki, Social Justice through Citizenship? The politics of Muslim integration in Germany and Great Britain, Palgrave Macmillan
Links: Summary
Date: 2014-Aug
A new book examined the experiences of veiled Muslim women as victims of Islamophobia, and the impact of this victimization. It said that the threat of abuse and violence had long-lasting effects for both actual and potential victims, and that there was a case for developing a more effective approach to engaging with female victims that recognized their potential multiple vulnerabilities and accounted for their cultural and religious needs.
Source: Irene Zempi and Neil Chakraborti, Islamophobia, Victimisation and the Veil, Palgrave Pivot
Links: Summary
Date: 2014-Aug
A report provided findings from an analysis of data from the MAMA Project, which monitored and recorded incidents of anti-Muslim prejudice.
Source: Matthew Feldman and Mark Littler, Tell MAMA Reporting 2013-14: Anti-Muslim overview, analysis and 'cumulative extremism', Centre for Fascist, Anti-fascist and Post-fascist Studies (Teesside University)
Links: Report
Date: 2014-Jul
An article examined deaths with a known or suspected racial element in the United Kingdom since the publication of the Macpherson Report in 1999. It said that particular groups of black and minority-ethnic people were at risk (asylum-seekers, new migrants, students, and those working in the night-time economy), and that over-strict interpretation of the legal provisions for racial motivation might inhibit the charging of perpetrators and might remove the racial context of a crime from the court room. The article also questioned whether earlier intervention might have prevented some deaths.
Source: Harmit Athwal and Jon Burnett, 'Investigated or ignored? An analysis of race-related deaths since the Macpherson Report', Race and Class, Volume 56 Number 1
Links: Abstract
Date: 2014-Jul
An article examined the effects of terrorist attacks in London and New York (commonly referred to as 7/7 and 9/11) on hate crime, using data from four police force areas in England with sizable Asian/Arab populations. It said that there had been significant increases in hate crimes against Asians and Arabs almost immediately in the wake of both terror attacks and, although they had subsequently reduced, they remained at higher than pre-attack levels a year later. The authors hypothesized that media coverage may act as a conduit, linking terror attacks and hate crimes.
Source: Emma Hanes and Stephen Machin, 'Hate crime in the wake of terror attacks: evidence from 7/7 and 9/11', Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Volume 30 Number 3
Links: Abstract
Date: 2014-Jul
A paper presented an experimental analysis of data relating to Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000, which granted powers in relation to port and border controls and permitted passengers entering or leaving Great Britain or Northern Ireland to be stopped, questioned, and detained in order to determine their possible involvement in terrorism. The analysis examined race disproportionality, based on data on Schedule 7 examinations combined with ethnic group data from two sources: international air passengers from the Civil Aviation Authority's (CAA) Passenger Survey; and residents of England and Wales from the 2011 Census. The analysis was defined as experimental due to uncertainty over the ethnic profile of passengers passing through ports.
Source: Karen Hurrell, An Experimental Analysis of Examinations and Detentions under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000, Research briefing paper 8, Equality and Human Rights Commission
Links: Paper
Date: 2014-Jun
A new book examined continuity and change in debates and policies relating to ethnic diversity since 2001, focusing on the prevention of terrorism and citizenship, forced marriage, and the resentment of the 'white working class'. It said that, although the rhetoric of multiculturalism had been toned down by successive governments, debates and policies had continued to reflect a specific sensitivity to ethnic diversity.
Source: Romain Garbaye and Pauline Schnapper (eds), The Politics of Ethnic Diversity in the British Isles, Palgrave Macmillan
Links: Summary
Date: 2014-Mar
An article presented evidence that ethnic residential segregation in England had not increased between 1991 and 2001, and that there was a trend for local authority areas to become more similar at a relatively low level of segregation. It said that, at neighbourhood level, there was little evidence to regard ethnic residential segregation as a problem, despite the policy priority it had come to have.
Source: Katherine Farley and Tim Blackman, 'Ethnic residential segregation stability in England, 1991–2001', Policy & Politics, Volume 42 Number 1
Links: Abstract
Date: 2014-Feb
A report examined policy and practice on the integration of diverse communities, and the key challenges to building evidence-based approaches, through an examination across four case study countries (Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom). The report suggested that integration involved both process and outcome across four principles: access, empowerment, trust, and belonging. It said that that such integration was best delivered through six mainstream policy areas (legal, welfare, economic, social, political and cultural) and proposed a Practice-Based Integration Framework to encapsulate the core elements of such an approach. The report discussed the need for effective evaluation.
Source: Vidhya Ramalingam, Integration: What works?, Institute for Strategic Dialogue
Links: Report
Date: 2014-Feb
A report examined the racism, discrimination, and identity confusion experienced by mixed race children and young people in England and Wales, with a focus on their mental health.
Source: Dinah Morley and Cathy Street, Mixed Experiences: Growing up mixed race – mental health and well-being, National Children's Bureau
Links: Summary | NCB press release | Guardian report
Date: 2014-Feb
An article examined the tension between multiculturalism and national identity, as expressed in political debate. There were four competing 'frames', offering rival perspectives on the issues involved and presenting different problems and solutions. Moreover, these frames started from different interpretations of the social reality to which they were responding.
Source: Elise Rietveld, 'Debating multiculturalism and national identity in Britain: competing frames', Ethnicities, Volume 14 Issue 1
Links: Abstract
Date: 2014-Feb
A paper examined differences in life satisfaction for minority-ethnic groups, drawing on data from the United Kingdom Household Longitudinal Study. It said that life satisfaction was lower among minorities but greater own group concentration, controlling for area type, was linked to relatively higher levels of well-being among some ethnic groups. Neighbourhood deprivation was found to have a small but significant impact on life satisfactions.
Source: Gundi Knies, Alita Nandi, and Lucinda Platt, Life Satisfaction, Ethnicity and Neighbourhoods: Is there an effect of neighbourhood ethnic composition on life satisfaction?, Working Paper 2014-08, Institute for Social & Economic Research (University of Essex)
Links: Paper
Date: 2014-Feb
An article examined plans by the coalition government for adoption reform, including 'removing barriers' to transracial adoption. The government had blamed social workers 'looking for 'perfect ethnic matches' for denying black and minority-ethnic children placements with 'loving and stable families': but it had failed to take into account the complex ways in which race and ethnicity mattered within adoption. It said their wish to de-racialize transracial adoption fitted with wider concerns about race mixing, families, and national belonging: although they attempted to minimize the importance of race and ethnicity, they continued to place race at the heart of these debates.
Source: Suki Ali, 'Multicultural families: deracializing transracial adoption', Critical Social Policy, Volume 34 Issue 1
Links: Abstract
Date: 2014-Feb
An article examined the extent to which two local authorities in England had developed strategies to increase participation rates for ethnic minorities. It said there were still many opportunities for local authorities to work more closely with ethnic minorities to reduce racial inequalities and barriers to participation.
Source: Jamie Cleland, 'Working together through sport? Local authority provision for ethnic minorities in the UK', Sport in Society: Cultures, Commerce, Media, Politics, Volume 17 Number 1
Links: Abstract
Date: 2014-Jan
An article said that there were important variations in patterns of democratic engagement across different minority-ethnic groups and across generations. Overall, minority-ethnic engagement was at a similar level to that of whites, and moved by the same general factors: but minority democratic engagement was also strongly affected by a set of distinctive minority-ethnic perceptions and experiences, associated particularly with discrimination and patterns of minority and majority cultural engagement. Second-generation minorities who grew up in Britain were less, rather than more, likely to be engaged.
Source: David Sanders, Stephen Fisher, Anthony Heath, and Maria Sobolewska, 'The democratic engagement of Britain's ethnic minorities', Ethnic and Racial Studies, Volume 37 Number 1
Links: Abstract
Date: 2014-Jan
An article examined policy debates on 'honour-based' violence and forced marriage in the Netherlands, Germany, and Britain. It considered how understandings of gender equality informed distinct approaches to immigrant integration. It said the Dutch case showed how the idea of gender equality could sometimes be used to include Muslim communities in the larger population, by generating policy responses that were more likely to position immigrants as full members of society. Alternatively, as the German case illustrated, the idea of gender equality could inform the stigmatization of Muslim communities and lead to exclusionary immigration policies. It said that, in Britain, there was a tension between gender equality and race discourses, with some organizations accusing the government of failing women out of fear of being accused of racism.
Source: Gokce Yurdakul and Anna Korteweg, 'Gender equality and immigrant integration: honor killing and forced marriage debates in the Netherlands, Germany, and Britain', Women's Studies International Forum, Volume 41 Issue 3
Links: Abstract
Date: 2014-Jan