@misc{10481/95238,
year = {2022},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/95238},
abstract = {Racism is hardly discussed in Spanish public debates: however, when approached through
policy, it is generally understood either as violent acts committed by extremists, or as a matter of
stereotypes/prejudices/lack of information about cultural Others. This article focuses on the latter
understanding, as performed by Spanish “anti-rumour” strategies, a varied ensemble of initiatives
aimed at dismantling stereotypes of migrants and racial minorities, mainly by encouraging better
knowledge and empathy. By approaching these initiatives as a representative case of mainstream,
psychology-based perspectives on anti-racism and drawing on fieldwork conducted in relevant
Spanish locations, I focus on their main assumptions and theoretical/political implications. Despite
the heterogeneity of such initiatives, the fieldwork analysis points to common flaws; particularly in
the ways their “positive” narratives and allegedly inclusive approaches might foster narrow
definitions of racism, silencing its institutional/structural/governmental dimensions and potentially
normalizing racist power relations.},
organization = {University of Coimbra},
organization = {European Research Council (ERC)},
organization = {European Union’s Horizon 2020 ERC-2016-COG-725402},
publisher = {Sage},
keywords = {(Anti-)racism},
keywords = {Psychology-based anti-racism},
keywords = {Institutional racism},
keywords = {Anti-rumour strategies},
keywords = {Spain},
title = {Debunking mainstream anti-racism in the Spanish context:“Anti-rumour” strategies as a case of psychology-based anti-racism},
doi = {10.1177/14687968221103091},
author = {Luca, Sebastiani},
}