Abstract
Although anti-racism is recognized as a heterogeneous phenomenon, there are few studies that provide analytical tools to grasp the differences between anti-racisms in more detail. This study contributes to the analytical discussion on anti-racism through an analysis of grassroots activists' views on their anti-racism. The data, interviews with 46 grassroots anti-racist activists based in Finland, is explored through a frame analysis. This article argues that meaning-making on racism and anti-racism is tied to conceptions of racial space. The argument is presented through an empirical typology of three anti-racist frames: defence, recognition and redistribution. Distinguishing between the defence, recognition, and redistribution frames enables an understanding of how anti-racisms assume a supposedly "race-neutral" space of white innocence and contest distinct dimensions of racial divides.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Ethnic and Racial Studies |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 5 |
Pages (from-to) | 789-808 |
Number of pages | 20 |
ISSN | 0141-9870 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2022 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Fields of Science
- 5141 Sociology
- Anti-racism
- whiteness
- racism
- migration
- activism
- frame analysis