Racism in and for the Welfare State (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Perocco, Fabio

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Produktbeschreibung

This book analyses politics, practices, and discourses of welfare racism against immigrants under neoliberalism. As an instrument of selection, exclusion, exploitation, and stigmatisation, welfare racism is a distinguishing feature of anti-immigrant racism which has gained new momentum over the last decades. The strength and persistence of this form of racism are linked to several factors, including the colonial roots of the welfare state, racism's structural position in modern society, the intrinsic limits of social rights in capitalism, and migration policies that are almost always punitive in nature. Rich in documents and historical perspective, this book presents a global analysis of racism within and in the name of the welfare state. It examines discriminatory laws, measures, and practices by state actors and discourses by public figures and organizations, demonstrating the ways these developments are related to the dismantling of the welfare state in the neoliberal era, and tothe war on labour and social rights. Integrating perspectives from Belgium, Brazil, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States, Perocco highlights welfare racism as a global and structured phenomenon producing inequalities and concerning labour as a whole.

Fabio Perocco is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Venice, Italy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
• Seitenzahl: 354
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. August 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783031060717
• Artikelnr.: 65312238

Autorenporträt

Fabio Perocco is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Venice, Italy.  

Inhaltsangabe

1. Racism in and for the Welfare State- 2. The Welfare State Struggling with Capitalist Hybris.- 3. Welfare State and the Hint for "Social Benefit Cheaters and Profiteers" Migrants: The Case of Belgium.- 4. The Swedish Racial Welfare Regime in Transition.- 5. The Public Charge: The Capitalist Politics of Labor, Migration and Austerity in the United States.- 6. Whose Welfare State? A Racialized Logic to [Un]protect Immigration and Asylum in Spain.- 7. The 23 Million of Romanians, Igor and the Others: Welfare State, Migration, and Racism in Hungary.- 8. Continuities and Transformations of Racism in German Welfare Capitalism.- 9. In a Country Boasting a Welfare State, do Black Lives Matter Less?.- 10. Welfare State as a Political Weapon: Institutional Racism Against Arabs, Asylum Seekers and the Minorities of Israel.- 11. The System of Racial Discrimination in the Italian Welfare State.- 12. Anti-Immigrant Racism within the Brazilian Welfare State and the Expulsion of Cuban Doctors.- 13. Japanese Welfare State and Racism: Is the Myth of Social Homogeneity Overshadowing Discrimination Patterns on Migrants?.

Rezensionen

"Welfare in and for the Welfare State constitutes an important and relevant reading today. It provides a comparative perspective on welfare racism, and it helps us understand how welfare systems are being used around the world to exclude (instead of including) certain ethnic and economic categories. The book is ... a comparative perspective on how welfare racism can shed light on both the challenges and opportunities for achieving racial justice and equity within welfare institutions, across different national contexts." (Giacomo DiPasquale, Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy, Vol. 6 (2), 2023)