Race, pluralism and power
The British parallel with South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3611207 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Brewer (0000-0001-6587-2908, University of East Anglia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 42-51 |
| Publication date | 1981-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Dynamics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0253-3952 • E-ISSN: 1940-7874 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02533958108458295 |
| OpenAlex | W1994734954 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 28 |
The recent direct collective action by Blacks in Brixham is only the latest in a history of similar events. Interest is usually directed to understanding the precipitating issues and the motives of immediate participants. This article sets them in their structural context by focusing on the location of Blacks in the British political process. Despite the obvious and many differences between the Black communities in South Africa and Britain, this article points to a surprising parallel. The two countries are remarkably similar in making their political process impenetrable to issues centring on race over and above limits set by that process. Direct collective action such as that in Brixham or Soweto, has to be seen in the light of this impenetrability. Although related together in this article, the two themes, of impenetrability and the South African parallel, are distinct. Nor are they of equal importance, for the article has something more important to say about impenetrability. But the parallel is not normally recognised and is, I believe, the logical consequence of impenetrability
Collective action · Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Studies · History · Law · South African History and Culture
South Africa, a study in conflict
Working-Class Images of Society
Power
Immigrant workers and class structure in Western Europe
The Power Structure
Pluralism in Africa
Community power and political theory
Race Relations in Sociological Theory
Political Change in Britain
Immigration and Social Policy in Britain
Power
Labour and Racism
Prejudice, politics and race
Immigration and race relations
Sources of Variation in Working Class Images of Society
Race Relations in Britain
Race, Religiosity and Political Activism
Theories of the plural society and change in South Africa∗
Two Faces of Power
Decisions and Nondecisions
Racism and Political Action in Britain
Race, Class and Respectability
Organizational Structure, Environment and Performance
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |