Neoliberalism and affirmative action
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4897011 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gabriela Torres (0000-0002-6322-7777, Cornell University, corresponding author), Gerald Torres |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 43-62 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cultural Dynamics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0921-3740 • E-ISSN: 1461-7048 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0921374014564654 |
| OpenAlex | W2033797272 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 11 |
This essay surveys the origins and development of race-conscious affirmative action in the United States. It tracks opposition to affirmative action and the ascendancy of neoliberal ideology in American law and policy. All important legal and policy changes concerning affirmative action have their roots in conflict over the meaning of constitutional equality. It is not surprising, therefore, that the neoliberal account of racial equality would be fought on those grounds as well. The curious aspect of this conflict is its oddly dehistoricized texture. Although the state is deeply implicated in the racial inequality we still observe today, the state is largely prohibited from taking that role into account in fashioning remedies if it departs from a stance of racial objectivity. Neoliberalism has succeeded because its proponents have been able to fix the current deeply racialized and deeply unequal reality as the neutral baseline. Action by the state to move from this baseline thus requires a robust justification that does not, itself, seem racially based
Affirmative action · Ideology · Law and economics · Neutrality · Political science · Politics · Racism · Sociology · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research
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Being ‘Lazy’ and Slowing Down
STEM Asianization and the racialization of the educational experiences of Asian American college students
Asian Americans and the battle against Affirmative Action
Neoliberalising working-class subjectification through affirmative action policies
The crime of innocence and the depths of sorriness
Markets in the Name of Socialism
Law and the Shaping of the American Labor Movement
The Global War for Internet Governance
The shield of Achilles
The Economics of Discrimination
Michigan's Minority Graduates in Practice
Michigan's Minority Graduates in Practice
Prejudice and Wages
The Dual Agenda
Brief History of Neoliberalism
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |