scholarly journals Review of Darrell Newton, Paving the Empire Road, BBC Television and Black Britons

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivier Esteves
Keyword(s):  
Black Britons

scholarly journals A Comparative Analysis of Black Racial Group Consciousness in the United States and Britain

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayobami Laniyonu
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Black Politics ◽  
The United States ◽  
Racial Group ◽  
Group Consciousness ◽  
Dimensional Measure ◽  
Political Impact ◽  
Group Attachment ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Black Britons

AbstractExtant scholarship on black politics has demonstrated the mobilizing effect that racial group consciousness can have on African American political participation. Few studies, however, test for or compare the political impact of group consciousness across national contexts. This paper presents an empirical comparison of group consciousness and its relationship with political behavior among black Americans and black Britons. Mobilizing two nationally representative surveys from the United States and Britain and a multi-dimensional measure of group consciousness, the findings presented here suggest that while elements of racial group consciousness are present among blacks in both societies, racial group consciousness is generally more prevalent and politically significant among blacks in the United States. For example, blacks in Britain are less likely to view blacks as occupying a fundamentally marginalized structural position and less likely to endorse race specific interventions that might address that marginalization. Results from regression analysis further suggest that while strong racial (rather than national) group attachment negatively affects the likelihood that blacks will vote in both countries, other elements of group consciousness are more strongly associated with participation among blacks in the United States than in Britain.

Political Interpretations of ‘Racial Segregation’ in Britain

1988 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 423-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
S J Smith
Keyword(s):  
Racial Segregation ◽  
Postwar Period ◽  
Racial Inequalities ◽  
Residential Differentiation ◽  
De Jure Segregation ◽  
History Of ◽  
Politics Of Race ◽  
Residential Space ◽  
Black Britons

Perhaps because Britain has no history of de jure segregation, the politics of ‘race’ have received little attention in theories of residential differentiation based on the experience of that country. Segregation has, however, been of concern to British politicians throughout the postwar period. In this paper it is shown how, and it is suggested why, their responses have inadvertently sustained rather than ameliorated racial inequalities in the structure of residential space. It is argued that the politics of ‘racial segregation’ have played a key role in undermining the rights of citizenship to which black Britons are entitled.

Race and riots in Thatcher's Britain

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Peplow
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Social History ◽  
Historical Study ◽  
Political Activities ◽  
Protest Movements ◽  
Migration History ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Constitutional System ◽  
Black Britons

In 1980–1, anti-police collective violence spread across England. This was the earliest confrontation between the state and members of the British public during Thatcher’s divisive government. This powerful and original book locates these disturbances within a longer struggle against racism and disadvantage faced by black Britons, which had seen a growth in more militant forms of resistance since World War II. In this first full-length historical study of 1980–1, three case studies – of Bristol, Brixton, and Manchester – emphasise the importance of local factors and the wider situation, concluding that these events should be viewed as ‘collective bargaining by riot’ – as a tool attempting increased political inclusion for marginalised black Britons. Focussing on the political activities of black Britons themselves, it explores the actions of community organisations in the aftermath of disorders to highlight dichotomous valuations of state mechanisms. A key focus is public inquiries, which were contrastingly viewed by black Britons as either a governmental diversionary tactic, or a method of legitimising their inclusion with the British constitutional system. Through study of a wide range of newly-available archives, interviews, understudied local sources, and records of grassroots black political organisations, this work expands understandings of protest movements and community activism in modern democracies while highlighting the often-problematic reliance upon ‘official’ sources when forming historical narratives. Of interest to researchers of race, ethnicity, and migration history, as well as modern British political and social history more generally, its interdisciplinary nature will also appeal to wider fields, including sociology, political sciences, and criminology.

Race and Position Assignment in English Soccer: A Preliminary Analysis of Ethnicity and Sport in Britain

1988 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joe A. Maguire
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Social Mobility ◽  
Preliminary Analysis ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Racial Stereotypes ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Black Britons

The belief that soccer offers black Britons an avenue of social mobility is challenged in this study. Examination of their involvement reveals that blacks have suffered both overt and tacit discrimination. Subject to racial abuse from spectators, black Britons also appear to experience a process of “stacking” apparently related to the concept of centrality. In conducting this study, research data and methodologies from North America and Britain were combined, and the concept of centrality was refined in order to apply it to soccer. The evidence supports the contention that blacks are assigned to positions by white managers on the basis of racial stereotypes of abilities. Future research needs to examine this dimension more closely.

Introduction

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Simon Peplow
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Collective Violence ◽  
World War ◽  
Perceived Importance ◽  
History Of ◽  
Key Terms ◽  
Black Britons

This introductory chapter introduces the main themes of the book, which locate the anti-police collective violence that spread throughout England in 1980–1 within a longer struggle against racism and disadvantage faced by black Britons that had seen a growth in more militant forms of resistance since World War II. This chapter provides introductory overviews of the existing literature related to race and immigration, collective violence, spread of disorder, and the disturbance of 1980–1 themselves. The history of public inquiries is briefly examined, demonstrating their perceived importance within the British legal system and initiating discussion of why they have proven controversial. The chapter ends with a note on the work’s use of a number of key terms, and a brief overview of the book’s structure.

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