Essays about: "racialized people"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words racialized people.

  1. 1. The differential distributions of grievability in Swedish welfare discourse: A study on welfare chauvinism in the Swedish right wing continuum

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Felicia Hägerbäck; [2022]
    Keywords : Welfare chauvinism; right wing politics; discourse analysis; bordering; grievability; välfärdschauvinism; högerpolitik; diskursanalys; gränsdragande; sörjbarhet; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In the context of increasing welfare chauvinism in the Swedish right wing, and a mainstreaming of far right nationalist ideology, it has become increasingly important to analyze the racialized and classed implications of restrictive welfare discourse. Anchored in the feminist, antiracist and postcolonial theoretical field, this thesis analyzes welfare discourse in officially published political texts and budget proposals by three Swedish right wing political parties. READ MORE

  3. 2. “Everyday racism is not something that keeps me up at night” : The second-generation Afro-Swedes experience of public spaces as racialized and gendered bodies.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Malleel Abdullahi; [2022]
    Keywords : Afro-Swedes; intersectionality; everyday racism; public spaces; the racialization of space; inclusive; exclusive.;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to understand how the second-generation Afro-Swedes experience everyday racism in public spaces as racialized and gendered bodies. The three key dimensions of study are to recognize (1) blackness in public space, (2) experiences of everyday racism in public space, and (3) coping strategies to everyday racism. READ MORE

  4. 3. From ‘Nordic Exceptionalism’ to ‘Swedish Expansionism’

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : John Lowe; [2021]
    Keywords : narrative criminology; Nordic exceptionalism; punishment; prisons; policing; political narratives; gangs; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The recent growth of the Swedish prison population and police force suggests a stark reversal from the small, rehabilitation oriented criminal justice system described in the “Nordic penal exceptionalism thesis.” This paper is based on a narrative analysis of documents published by the Government Offices of Sweden in the collection titled “A Safer Sweden” from 2013 to 2021. READ MORE

  5. 4. Neoliberal Capitalism and Migrant Engagement in Culturally Racist Parties : The Cases of the German AfD and the Swedish SD

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för migration, etnicitet och samhälle

    Author : Kristin Witzel; [2020]
    Keywords : migrants; racism; cultural racism; Sweden Democrats; Alternative for Germany; re-spectability; belonging; identity; racialization; capitalism; neoliberalism;

    Abstract : During the last decades, culturally racist parties, like the Sweden Democrats (SD) and the Alterna-tive for Germany (AfD), have seen a rapid growth in popularity and are now represented in parliaments in almost all European countries. Although the majority of their voters are considered white, male, and working class, a growing number of people with a migration background started sup-porting parties of said political stream that frame migration as the biggest threat to society. READ MORE

  6. 5. Italian racialized women and feminist activism : Exploring discourses of white women in Italian feminist activism work

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Alice Contini; [2020]
    Keywords : Italy; feminist activism; women; intersectional feminism; racialized people; citizenship; colorblindness; race; whiteness; gender-based violence; postcolonial feminism; colonialism; right-wing politics;

    Abstract : The starting point of this study is the common assumption that the Italian society is based on a patriarchal ideological system in which racism is often normalized. The binary distinction between women and men in Italian society has evolved into discussions and awareness raising on genderbased violence or violence against women. READ MORE