Everyday antigypsyism and structural discrimination: how the normalisation of racism shapes social exclusion
In this article, we focus on antigypsyism to inquire how structural racism operates and is reproduced through everyday interaction, being normalised both by Roma and non-Roma people. We link the notion of structural racism to another central concept in migration and diversity studies that is often t...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repositorio: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:10230/72647 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10230/72647 http://dx.doi.org/10.14422/mig.21983.011 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Antigypsyism Structural discrimination Everyday racism Racialisation Social exclusion |
| Sumario: | In this article, we focus on antigypsyism to inquire how structural racism operates and is reproduced through everyday interaction, being normalised both by Roma and non-Roma people. We link the notion of structural racism to another central concept in migration and diversity studies that is often treated separately, namely the contested idea of "integration." Social exclusion is, in our framework, largely understood as a consequence of structural racism. We apply this conceptual framework to analyse the deeply rooted, normalised racism and discrimination that Gitanos (Spanish Roma) continuously face in Spain, and that we have denominated "everyday antigypsyism." We use ethnographic fieldwork conducted between 2017-2024, including 185 in-depth interviews, to explore how rejection and discrimination shape the exclusion of Gitanos from "mainstream society," impeding their "integration," and normalising the racialised inequalities between Roma and non-Roma Spanish citizens. |
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