2021/22
805 - Masters Centre of the Department of Political and Social Sciences
32315 - Diversity, discrimination and citizenship
Zenia Agnes Andrea Hellgren
Presentation
Professor: Zenia Hellgren
This course approaches inequalities related to ethnic diversity in contemporary European democracies, based on a critical understanding of the citizenship concept. It provides an introduction to different theories of diversity management, considering the “integration” of migrants as a necessarily reciprocal and egalitarian process: the incorporation on equal terms with the majority population of the receiving societies. In this context, discrimination is viewed as a central impediment for the integration of both migrants and racialized ethnic minorities, as well as for more egalitarian forms of practiced citizenship in superdiverse societies.
The first section will cover the key concepts of the course and the relationship between them: citizenship, discrimination and diversity, including theories on race and racialization as important producers of inequalities.
The second section of the course will be dedicated to analyzing different dimensions of ethnic discrimination and the drivers behind it, as well as different approaches and techniques used when conducting empirical research on discrimination.
During the third and last section of the course, we will shift focus from understanding the foundations and different expressions of discrimination, and apply a more practical and implementation-oriented perspective to enquire into how ethnic discrimination and a lacking representation of diversity is being and could be addressed in European policy and practice. In this context, we will also discuss the presence of immigrants in different spheres of society, and reactions by immigrants and minorities against exclusion and inequality of opportunities, with particular emphasis on the second generation.
The course is partly based on the professor’s several research projects within the field of diversity and discrimination, and these projects will be integrated in the content of the classes.
Associated skills
The skills associated with this course can be organized, according to the general classification followed in the whole Master in Immigration Management program, as a set of General and Specific skills.
Basic skills
CB6- The students should acquire knowledge that will constitute the basis for them to develop and apply original ideas, particularly in relation to the design and implementation of a research project or an expert study.
CB9-The students should be able to communicate their conclusions and the knowledge they have acquired to both experts and non-experts in a clear and on-ambiguous fashion, using references adequately to support their arguments.
General skills
CG 1- Capacity to express and use theoretical concepts related to migration studies.
CG 2- Ability to maintain an argumentation about topics related to migration and diversity based on an initial diagnosis of the situation and the formulation of hypotheses.
CG 4- Capacity to search, manage, analyze, interpret, produce and apply information related to concrete topics concerning immigration, from a thematic and sectorial point of view
CG 5- Ability to solve problems related to migration studies on a short and long term basis, applying a critical perspective.
CG 7- Ability to create new ideas related to research on migration and diversity.
CG 9- Capacity to work with topics related to migration guided by ethical values and empathy.
Transversal skills
CT1- Communicate in fluent English in academic contexts, both verbally and in writing.
CT3- Safeguard that the perspectives of social class, inequalities and discrimination are present in the student's own reflections on migration and diversity.
CT5- Promote the link between research and politics by connecting the academic knowledge acquired to political and social agendas.
Specific skills
CE1- Identify the substantial contribution and the focus of a piece of research or study related to migration and diversity.
CE6- Be able to see things from the perspective of a migrant and understand the particularities of the migrant's life conditions.
CE7- Use the analytical levels Macro/Meso/Micro and top-down versus bottom-up perspectives.
Contents
Part I: Ethnic inequalities and differentiated citizenship
1. Introduction: Diversity, discrimination and citizenship
Yuval Davis, N. (1991) THE CITIZENSHIP DEBATE: Women, Ethnic Processes and the State. Feminist Review No 39, Winter 1991.
Safi, M. (2010). Immigrants' Life Satisfaction in Europe: Between Assimilation and Discrimination. European Sociological Review 26 (2): 159-176.
Rodríguez García, D. (2010) Beyond Assimilation and Multiculturalism: A Critical Review of the Debate on Managing Diversity. Journal of International Migration and Integration / Revue de l integration et de la migration internationale 08/2010; 11(3):251-271
2. Racialization and social cohesion: a European paradox
Silverstein, Paul A. (2005). Immigrant Racialization and the New Savage Slot: Race, Migration, and Immigration in the New Europe. Annual Review of Anthropology, 34, 363-384.
Hellgren, Z. (2019) Class, race - and place: Immigrants' self-perceptions on inclusion, belonging and opportunities in Stockholm and Barcelona. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 42(12)
Warmington, P. (2020) Critical race theory in England: impact and opposition. Identities, 27:1, 20-37
Part II: Studying ethnic discrimination: drivers and approaches
3. Immigrants and visible minorities: drivers of ethnic discrimination in Europe
Zick, A., Pettigrew, T. F. and Wagner, U. (2008) Ethnic Prejudice and Discrimination in Europe, Journal of Social Issues, Vol. 64
Cortés Gómez, Ismael and End, Markus (eds.) (2019). Dimensions of Antigypsyism in Europe. Brussels: ENAR. Selected chapters.
ENAR (European Network Against Racism) report (2014) Invisible Visible Minority. Confronting Afrophobia and Advancing Equality for People of African Descent and Black Europeans in Europe? pages: 21-57, 261-273:
4. Different approaches to ethnic discrimination in social research
Fang, H and Moro, A (2010). "Theories of Statistical Discrimination and Affirmative Action: A Survey," NBER Working Papers 15860, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
McIntyre, A., 2008. Participatory Action Research. London: Sage. Selected chapters.
5. Intersectionality - understanding multiple grounds for discrimination
Crenshaw, K. (1991) “Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of Color”. Stanford Law Review, 43 (6): 1241-1299.
Hellgren, Z. and L. Gabrielli (2021) Racialization and Aporophobia: Intersecting Discriminations in the Experiences of Non-Western Migrants and Spanish Roma. Social Sciences, 10(5).
https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci10050163
6. How to address discrimination? Targeting versus transformative measures
Fraser, N. (1995). From Redistribution to Recognition? Dilemmas of Justice a Post-Socialist' Age, New Left Review I/212, July-August 1995.
Prügl, E. (2011) Diversity Management and Gender Mainstreaming as Technologies of Government. Politics & Gender, 7: 71-89
Hellgren, Z. (2021) REPCAT (The Role of the Ethnic Majority in Integration Processes: Attitudes and Practices towards Immigrants in Catalan Institutions). Final project report. DOI 10.13140/RG.2.2.22344.24320
Part III: Anti-discrimination and the representation of diversity
7. Anti-discrimination in European policy and practice
Geddes, A (2004) Britain, France, and EU Anti-Discrimination Policy: The Emergence of an EU Policy Paradigm,
West European Politics, 27:2, 334-353, DOI: 10.1080/0140238042000214937
Bousetta, H. & Modood, T. (2001) Anti-Discrimination Good Practice Guide. Report on the EU Anti-discrimination directive from Eurocities Anti-discrimination Exchange.
8. Non-discrimination work in practice: the example of Barcelona
Barcelona City Council (2016) A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR ANTI-RUMOUR AGENTS. How to fight rumours and
stereotypes about cultural diversity in Barcelona.
Barcelona Discrimination Observatory report 2019.
9. Participation and representation of immigrants
Zapata-Barrero, R (2017) How do political parties deal with the “diversity gap”? Democratic deficits and party strategies.
Ethnic and Racial Studies Vol. 40. DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2016.1259486
Cashmore, E. (2001) The experiences of ethnic minority police officers in Britain: under-recruitment and racial profiling in a performance culture. Ethnic and Racial Studies, Vol 24:4.
10. Coping with discrimination. Immigrant reactions against social exclusion
Schierup, C-U., Ålund, A. and Kings, L. (2014) Reading the Stockholm riots - a moment for social justice? Race & Class, (55), 3.
Bursell, M (2012) Name change and destigmatization among Middle Eastern immigrants in Sweden. Ethnic and Racial Studies, Volume 35.