Negative and positive racialisation: Re-examining ethnic minority political representation in the UK

Saggar, Shamit; Geddes, Andrew

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“…Messina (1989), focusing on the British case, argues that racial difference is still largely absent in the mainstream political discourse, despite increasing demands for inclusion. This is echoed by Saggar and Geddes (2000).…”

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confidence: 83%

“…Socio-economic constraints are another factor sometimes cited (Geissner 1997, Chaney andFevre 2002), whereas cultural factors are often implied, such as when historical under-representation and discrimination -intentional or not -are touched upon (Geissner 1997, Saggar and Geddes 2000, Bird 2005. Johnson (1998), for instance, examines the role of black Brazilians in their national parliament.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Many single-country studies focus on representation at the local level (Engstrom and McDonald 1982, Welch 1990, Saggar and Geddes 2000, Garbaye 2000, Bousetta 2001, Togeby 2005. Highlighting the complex interplay of class and ethnicity, Saggar (2000) warns of attributing all difference to ethnicity.…”

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Ethnic Group Representation in a Cross-National Comparison

Ruedin

2009

The Journal of Legislative Studies

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This paper compares the levels of ethnic group representation in parliament in 95 democracies. The analyses are comparative in nature, breaking with the literature where single country studies are the norm. Considering both electoral and cultural variables, the results cast doubt on whether the role of the electoral system in shaping political representation is dominant. In contrast to what much of the literature suggests, once controlling for the ethnic make-up of society and cultural attitudes, electoral aspects seem of little significance. Levels of ethnic group representation are best explained with cultural variables, in particular liberal attitudes towards marginalised groups in society.

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Ethnic Group Representation in a Cross-National Comparison

Ruedin

2009

The Journal of Legislative Studies

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“…When it comes to international migration, there is widespread agreement that locality matters. The experience of different (racial) minority groups varies from place to place (Reeve and Robinson, 2007;Swanton, 2010;Saggar and Geddes, 2000;Gill, 2010;Garner and Bhattacharyya, 2011). This consensus is more of an injunction not to assume that wider structural and institutional processes play themselves out in the same way in every locality.…”

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“…Thus, taken as a whole, the minority ethnic population is proportionately represented on the City Council, but all eight councillors are drawn from long settled minority groups (Saggar and Geddes, 2000). Two of the three Burngreave councillors are Pakistani and they have a strong relationship with the Burngreave Community Action Forum, formed in 1997 as an umbrella group for both individuals and 32 affiliated organisations (see Appendix 7 for a list of its current affiliates).…”

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Race, space and place: lessons from Sheffield

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Okoro²,

Rosenfeld³

2011

ACE: Architecture, City and Environment

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How has housing played a role in incorporating immigrants into English society? Inspired by a small demonstration project in Sheffield, Twice the Terrace, which aimed to convert two small bye-law houses into a single larger house appropriate for a large and traditional Pakistani family, the paper traces the history of this house type using the concept of living-in-space to explore not only the social practices of families living inside them, but also the way they affect relationships outside the property itself. Using Keith’s concept of racialization as being equally about how specific ethnic groups re-invent themselves over time and how urban space provides a stage on which the performance of re-invention simultaneously alters the urban object itself, the paper traces the history of the demonstration project as it emerged from a localised struggle to prevent the demolition of the area within which it was located (Keith, 2005). The paper concludes that while houses play important roles in incorporating immigrants into English society, it is not the same role everywhere at all times. Both localisation and temporisation are important processes in grasping the wider role of racialization in urban change. Com l'habitatge ha jugat un paper en la incorporació d'immigrants a la societat anglesa? Inspirat en el petit projecte de demostració de Sheffield, Twice the Terrace , l'objectiu del qual era convertir dos habitatges petits de protecció (bye-law houses) en una única casa més adequada per una família gran i tradicional de Pakistan, el document rastreja la història d'aquest tipus d'habitatges usant el concepte living-in-space per explorar no només les pràctiques socials de les famílies que viuen en elles, sinó també la forma en que elles afecten les relacions fora de la propietat en sí. Utilitzant el concepte de Keith deracialització sobre com determinats grups ètnics es reinventen a través del temps i la forma, en que l'espai urbà ofereix un escenari en el que l'execució de la reinvenció simultàniament altera l'objecte urbà en sí; l'estudi descriu la història del projecte de demostració tal com va sorgir de la lluita localitzada per evitar l'enderrocament de la zona en la que aquest es troba localitzat (Keith, 2005). El treball conclou que, si bé els habitatges juguen un rol important en la incorporació d'immigrants a la societat anglesa, no és aquest el mateix rol a tot arreu i en tot moment. Tant la localització com la temporització son processos importants per comprendre el paper més ampli de la racialització en les transformacions urbanes. ¿Cómo la vivienda ha jugado un papel en la incorporación de inmigrantes a la sociedad inglesa? Inspirado en el pequeño proyecto de demostración de Sheffield, Twice the Terrace, cuyo objetivo era convertir dos viviendas pequeñas de protección (bye-law houses) en una única casa más adecuada para una familia grande y tradicional de Pakistán; el documento rastrea la historia de este tipo de viviendas usando el conceptoliving-in-space para explorar no sólo las prácticas sociales de las familias que viven dentro de ellas, sino también la forma en que ellas afectan las relaciones fuera de la propiedad en sí. Utilizando el concepto de Keith de racialización sobre cómo determinados grupos étnicos se reinventan a través del tiempo y la forma en que el espacio urbano ofrece un escenario en el que el desempeño de la re-invención simultáneamente altera el objeto urbano en sí; el estudio describe la historia del proyecto de demostración tal como surgió de una lucha localizada para evitar la demolición de la zona en la que este se encuentra localizado (Keith, 2005). El trabajo concluye que si bien las viviendas juegan un rol importante en la incorporación de inmigrantes en la sociedad inglesa, no es este el mismo rol en todas partes y en todo momento. Tanto la localización como la temporización son procesos importantes para comprender el papel más amplio de la racialización en las transformaciones urbanas.

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British South Asian Middle Class Politics

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Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series

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Negative and positive racialisation: Re-examining ethnic minority political representation in the UK

Cited by 36 publications

References 19 publications

Ethnic Group Representation in a Cross-National Comparison

Ethnic Group Representation in a Cross-National Comparison

Race, space and place: lessons from Sheffield

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