Conceptualising Anti‐Racist Institutionalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6452079 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Temidayo Eseonu (0000-0003-1393-5991, Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Lancaster University Lancaster UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1169-1179 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Policy and Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0144-5596 • E-ISSN: 1467-9515 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/spol.13116 |
| OpenAlex | W4406111231 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 59 |
Discussions on race, institutions and public administration in scholarly literature have largely originated from a US context; this article argues that new institutionalism needs a race lens outside of this context, allowing for analyses of how institutions can be implicated in the (re)production of racial inequalities in countries with racial regimes. This article suggests focusing on the mechanics of racialisation to understand how racial inequalities are (re)produced. This article makes two theoretical propositions: institutions, as sets of narratives, practices and rules, are racialised, and these institutions can be transformed in pursuit of racial equity. Using qualitative data from a case study of a UK local government's employment service, an expanded theoretical strand of new institutionalism is proposed: anti‐racist institutionalism. This research provides illustrative examples of racialised narratives, and colour‐blind practices and rules such as budgets and performance management measures can have racialised outcomes. Further research is required to understand what institutional change is required to transform these racialised institutions in pursuit of racial equity
Context (archaeology · Critical race theory · Economics · Equity (law · Government (linguistics · Historical institutionalism · Inequality · Institutionalism · Narrative · New institutionalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Race (biology · Racism · Sociology · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Studies · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
Equity and Choice
Theories of the Policy Process
Why Institutions Matter
Ethnocentrism, Social Identification, and Discrimination
Implementing Anti-Racism Interventions in Healthcare Settings
Case Study Research
Brown v. Board of Education and the Interest-Convergence Dilemma
Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance
Toward Quantum Computing for High-Energy Excited States in Molecular Systems
From Private Choice to Public Value?
A Theory of Justice
Social Justice and the Welfare State
Racism, Policy and Politics
Black Feminist Thought
Confronting Institutionalized Racism
The Threat of Race
Reflecting on reflexive thematic analysis
Whiteness, populism and the racialisation of the working class in the United Kingdom and the United States
Applying Critical Race Theory to Public Administration Scholarship
Gender, Institutions and Power
What Happens to Anti-Racism When We Are Post Race
Researching Race and Ethnicity
How Are Things Done Around Here? Uncovering Institutional Rules and Their Gendered Effects
Understanding Variation in Processes of Institutional Formation
Using thematic analysis in psychology
Change in public service management
Qualitative inquiry and research design
Critical race theory
Putting the Public Back into Governance
Identifying the Institutional Micro-Foundations of Gender Policy Change
What Can Historical Institutionalism Offer Feminist Institutionalists
How Are Political Institutions Gendered
Gendering Discretion
Integrated Deliberation
New Institutionalism Through a Gender Lens
Racialized Burdens
As Expected
The UK is not innocent
Rethinking Racism
Austerity urbanism in England
Snakes & Ladders
The Space Between
Five Misunderstandings About Case-Study Research
Sociological Engagements
"Divide and conquer". Anti-racist and community organizing under austerity
Racialization and racialization research
Reflexivity, power, and systemic racism
Institutional Racism and Ethnic Inequalities
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |