Tackling Racism in Northern Ireland: 2 ‘The Race Hate Capital of Europe’
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2010
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Knox, Colin
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Journal of Social Policy
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Northern Ireland has been dubbed by the media as the ‘race hate capital of Europe’ and
attracted recent international criticism after one hundred Roma families were forced to flee
their homes following racist attacks. This paper examines the problem of racism in Northern
Ireland from a number of perspectives. First, it considers the effectiveness of the Government’s
response to racism against its Racial Equality Strategy 2005 using performance criteria
designed to track the implementation of the strategy. Second, it considers and empirically tests
the assertion in the literature that sectarianism shapes the way in which racism is reproduced and experienced. Third, it explores racismat the level of the individual –which factors influence
people in Northern Ireland to exhibit racist behaviour. Finally, the paper considers the likely
policy implications of the research findings in the context of devolved government where
addressing racism is part of a wider political imbroglio which has gridlocked decision-making
within the power-sharing Executive of Northern Ireland
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Colin Knox; 2010; Tackling Racism in Northern Ireland: 2 ‘The Race Hate Capital of Europe’; Journal of Social Policy