Post-race' racisms in the narratives of 'Brexit' voters

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3294148
AutoresTina G Patel (University of Salford), Tina Patel (0000-0002-2578-3393, University of Salford, autor de correspondencia), L Connelly (0000-0002-9564-9106, University of Salford)
Año2019
Volumen67
Número5
Páginas968-984
Fecha de publicación2019-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Sociological Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0038-0261 • E-ISSN: 1467-954X
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0038026119831590
OpenAlexW2915845730
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas25
Referencias citadas35

Although a growing body of scholarship seeks to understand the motivations behind the 'Brexit' vote - including that which centralises explorations of racism, nationalism and post-colonialism - little consideration has been given to the ways in which 'post-race' racisms underpin the narratives of Leave voters. This article draws on data generated through 13 semi-structured interviews to examine the subtle and subterranean ways in which xeno-racism is articulated in the accounts of some Leave voters in the Greater Manchester city of Salford: a city that saw a higher percentage of the electorate (56.8%) vote to leave the EU than the national average (51.9%). Whilst restricting immigration was a key motivator of Leave voters in our research, interviewees vehemently rejected accusations of racism. Instead, couching their views in seemingly non-racial ways, they framed their concerns about immigration as a 'legitimate' response to a victimised whiteness. Thus, in discussing our data, we argue that far from living in a 'post-racial' epoch, racisms continue to thrive through new modes of articulation. These new racisms emerge from the shadows at key times, such as the EU Referendum, and refashion themselves in ways that are considered more palatable than the older (explicit) racisms of past

Articulation (sociology) · Brexit · Immigration · Narrative · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Race (biology) · Racism · Referendum · Scholarship · Sociology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Gender Studies · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics