Debunking mainstream anti-racism in the Spanish context:“Anti-rumour” strategies as a case of psychology-based anti-racism
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Luca, SebastianiEditorial
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(Anti-)racism Psychology-based anti-racism Institutional racism Anti-rumour strategies Spain
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2022Referencia bibliográfica
Published version: Sebastiani, L. (2023). Debunking mainstream anti-racism in the Spanish context: “Anti-rumour” strategies as a case of psychology-based anti-racism. Ethnicities, 23(6), 867-885. https://doi.org/10.1177/14687968221103091
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University of Coimbra; European Research Council (ERC); European Union’s Horizon 2020 ERC-2016-COG-725402Abstract
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.
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