Racism versus culture

Competing interpretations of racial inequality in Canadian public policy

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ID2149359
AutoresAnne-Marie Livingstone (0009-0002-3902-3536, McMaster University), Anne‐marie Livingstone (McMaster University, autor correspondente)
Ano2024
Volume47
Fascículo6
Páginas1329-1350
Data de publicação2024-04-25
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEthnic and Racial Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0141-9870 • E-ISSN: 1466-4356
EditoraRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01419870.2023.2248237
OpenAlexW4386256033
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas51

The paper explores why the provinces of Ontario and Quebec devised contrasting policies in response to similar incidents of urban violence in the mid-2000s. In both settings, municipal police departments launched aggressive campaigns against so-called "youth gangs." However, Ontario went one step further and created a new "youth policy" to expand out-of-school programs for children and adolescents. By examining the origins of the policies in each province, the paper concludes that Black political actors in Ontario were leading champions of the youth policy, whereas, in Quebec, police chiefs took the driver's seat and advocated for a disciplinary strategy against "street gangs." The contrasts in policy and Black political participation exemplify the distinct racial politics of the provinces. Race-conscious policy in Ontario grows out of a tradition of Black radicalism and multi-racial coalitions. In Quebec, minority nationalism turns race into a proxy for clashes over ethnicity and culture

Criminology · Ethnic group · Inequality · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Public policy · Race (biology · Racism · Sociology · Canadian Identity and History · Gender Studies · Law · Public Administration