Racism Research Articles

La dialéctica de la plurinacionalidad como crítica del Estado-nación liberal

El artículo estudia la dialéctica como camino de indagación de la plurinacionalidad y su contraparte el vetusto Estado-nación monoétnico ecuatoriano. Indaga: 1) ¿cuál es el fundamento ontológico de la plurinacionalidad? y 2) ¿por qué la plurinacionalidad como planteamiento socio-político niega la homogeneidad del Estadonación liberal y su correlato el colonialismo externo-interno? Se plantea que el fundamento ontológico de la plurinacionalidad se halla en la sociedad comunitaria (o ser social) y que en su praxis socio-política niega la fetichización del Estado-nación liberal, determinado como instrumento del colonialismo externo-interno de la sociedad. La investigación concibe y aplica el análisis dialéctico de la realidad concreta y la ley de contradicción universal, como inherentes del ser social y del pensamiento que refleja dicha realidad. El estudio concluye que: 1) la dialéctica comprende la categoría de totalidad y es útil para el análisis y explicación de la sociedad en su conjunto, de las partes al todo y del todo a las partes, en mutua interrelación universal; 2) la sociedad comunitaria es una objetivación ontológica de la plurinacionalidad y se manifiesta en la diversidad étnicacultural del Ecuador, con temporalidades históricas distintas, y en contraposición a la formación económicosocial colonial y republicana; y 3) la fetichización del Estado-nación liberal como instrumento del colonialismo externo e interno de la sociedad ecuatoriana aún está vigente y continua cumpliendo esa misma función a través del procesamiento de la colonialidad del poder, la invisibilización ontológica del otro (alter) y la diferenciación colonial racista.

Between Racism and Universalism

Abstract This paper explores two central poles of Rudolf Steiner’s thought: racial/ethnic hierarchy (primitive/degenerate/earthly vs. advanced/sophisticated/spiritual) and universalism (of the “I” and the eventual disappearance of racial and ethnic differentiations in the future). The relationship between these two poles has been fiercely debated by scholars, anthroposophists, and lay people over the past twenty years. In contrast to previous studies on Steiner’s rac(ial)ism that have focused on how it can be contextualized within the philosophy, sciences, and Theosophy of his day and followed its manifestations in different stages of his life, this article takes an internalist approach, examining how Steiner’s racial doctrine is integral to his teachings as a whole. Demonstrating that the ostensible dichotomy between the two poles on the conceptual plane is false, the article also points to the two incongruous and irreconcilable aspects of Steiner’s personality: while taking a strong stand against racism he also disseminated extremist racial views.

Book Review: Ross E. Halbach, Bonhoeffer and the Racialized Church

Book Review: Ross E. Halbach, <i>Bonhoeffer and the Racialized Church</i>

Nonviolence Has Potential to Dismantle Racism

Nonviolence Has Potential to Dismantle Racism

A Call to Action: Introducing the Initiative for Eradicating Racism

A Call to Action: Introducing the Initiative for Eradicating Racism

Eyes on the Prize: Communism and the Fight Against Racism

Eyes on the Prize: Communism and the Fight Against Racism

White Jesus: The Architexture of Racism in Religion and Education

White Jesus: The Architexture of Racism in Religion and Education

How Wellcome is tackling racism.

A specialist in diversity and inclusion lays out the foundation’s plan for promoting equity. A specialist in diversity and inclusion lays out the foundation’s plan for promoting equity.

Comcast NBCUniversal commits $10 million to combat anti‐Asian racism

Comcast NBCUniversal commits $10 million to combat anti‐Asian racism

Do we dare ask if this is racism?

Do we dare ask if this is racism?

The remarkable Juliano Moreira (1872-1933): an Afro-Brazilian psychiatrist, scientist, and humanist in an environment of slavery and racism.

The remarkable Juliano Moreira (1872-1933): an Afro-Brazilian psychiatrist, scientist, and humanist in an environment of slavery and racism.

A Critical Analysis of Underrepresentation of Racialised Minorities in the UK Dental Workforce.

This article analyses the underrepresentation of racialised minorities across the three stages of the dental workforce pipeline through the critical lens of power. The reformist view of power was used, which focuses on concealment caused by systemic biases. We observed adequate representation of racialised minorities in the first two stages of the pipeline; entry to dental schools and completion of dental education. However, the categorisation of diverse groups into a single 'BAME' category conceals the underrepresentation of Black people and those who experience intersectional forms of discrimination rooted in race, gender and class. We observed all racialised minorities to be underrepresented in the third stage of the pipeline; career development and progression. The data suggest that institutional processes are more likely to recruit and promote White1 people, and racialised minorities are more likely to be exposed to bullying and inequitable disciplinary processes. Consistently across dental institutions, as the level of seniority increases, the representation of racialised minorities decreases. Thus, senior decision-making and agenda-setting spaces in UK dentistry are overwhelmingly White. Multiple actions are suggested; including collation of comprehensive, inclusive data, widening participation and representation initiatives to help re-distribute the power dynamics towards racialised minorities and ensure equality of representation across the dental pipeline, including in senior spaces. We hope this will work towards putting some of the systemic problems that we see in dentistry; such as differential staff and student experiences, inequitable recruitment, promotions and disciplinary proceedings, and colonial dental curricula and research on the institutional agenda.

Anti-racism and inclusive racism

Anti-racism and inclusive racism

Response to Richard C. Fording and Sanford Schram’s Review of Ignored Racism: White Animus Toward Latinos

Response to Richard C. Fording and Sanford Schram’s Review of <i>Ignored Racism: White Animus Toward Latinos</i>

Settler Colonialism, Race, and the Law: Why Structural Racism Persists. By Natsu Taylor Saito. New York: New York University Press, 2020. 368p. $60.00 cloth.

Settler Colonialism, Race, and the Law: Why Structural Racism Persists. By Natsu Taylor Saito. New York: New York University Press, 2020. 368p. $60.00 cloth.

Resmaa Menakem, My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies

Resmaa Menakem, My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies

NewsCAP: Nurse organizations form commission to address racism in nursing.

NewsCAP: Nurse organizations form commission to address racism in nursing.

Brick by Brick: Deconstructing Racism.

Brick by Brick: Deconstructing Racism.

Monopoly capitalism, racism, and Islamophobia

Monopoly capitalism, racism, and Islamophobia

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