Remaking Racial Inclusion

Combining Race and Class in Brazil's New Affirmative Action

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2177993
AutoresMichelle Peria (University of California, Irvine, autor de correspondencia), Stanley R Bailey (University of California, Irvine, autor de correspondencia)
Año2014
Volumen9
Número2
Páginas156-176
Fecha de publicación2014-05-04
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaLatin American and Caribbean Ethnic Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1744-2222 • E-ISSN: 1744-2230
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17442222.2014.915615
OpenAlexW2066673902
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas22

New multicultural regimes now characterize much of Latin America, creating opportunities for ethno-racial populations to fight for social inclusion. Yet, the literature identifies uneven patterns of success in those endeavors. Scholars argue that states more readily consider claims based on the recognition and protection of cultural difference as legitimate, but are resistant to calls for the remedy of racial discrimination. As a counterexample, we examine the case of affirmative action in higher education in Brazil, and specifically in the state universities of Rio de Janeiro. We explore how issues of racial exclusion and discrimination gained traction in public policy in that context. Perhaps more importantly, though, we show that race was only one component of that policy; instead, race was combined with class to establish a new type of beneficiary status for affirmative action: poor black students. Beyond Rio de Janeiro, we suggest the wider diffusion in Brazil of the combined race and class category for determining target populations

Affirmative action · Context (archaeology · Desegregation · Geography · Inclusion (mineral · Latin Americans · Multiculturalism · Political science · Race (biology · Racism · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · Politics and Society in Latin America · Public Administration · Race, Identity, and Education in Brazil · Social and Cultural Dynamics