Racialised terminologies and the Bame problematic
A perspective from football's British South Asian senior leaders and executives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3415469 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stefan Lawrence (0000-0002-0975-8227, Leeds Beckett University, corresponding author), Thomas Fletcher (0000-0002-0090-6262, Leeds Beckett University), Daniel Kilvington (0000-0003-3361-0860, Leeds Beckett University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 123-141 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0261 • E-ISSN: 1467-954X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00380261241245186 |
| OpenAlex | W4394978562 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 52 |
This article problematises the usage of the term 'BAME' (Black Asian and Minority Ethnic) and considers its limitations as a diversity intervention. It draws on sociolinguistics, critical race theories and poststructuralism and is based on interviews with 21 British South Asian people working at senior and executive levels of the professional football industry in England and Scotland. Our analysis delineates formal and informal modes of racialisation, extending theories of racialisation beyond the creation of legal categories, to consider the discursive construction of 'race' and its institutionalising effects. At the same time, we show that it is important for sporting institutions to recognise and celebrate British South Asian representation, wherever and however it exists. The article calls for a greater focus on the sociolinguistic dimensions of racialised terminologies and their (in)ability to capture racialised difference; secondly, through invoking anti-essentialism and differential racialisation as heuristic tools it explores how racialised language reflects and sustains racialised hierarchies; and thirdly, it advocates for a deconstruction of the term 'British South Asian' to encourage a more nuanced approach to policy development aimed at realising better diversity outcomes
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| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |