Ethnicities and Values in a Changing World

Gargi Bahttacharyya lectures in Sociology in the School of Languages and Social Sciences at Aston University, UK

'It is the merit of the editor (and of the publisher, of course) giving space to significant critical voices, which address the empowering dimension of ethnicity and the transmittance of religious or cultural beliefs into agency...very timely...' Journal of Intercultural Studies '... excellent, not only does it bring to the fore a neglected area of research, it enables the reader to question the status of Travellers as ’white others’ in a world in which their experiences of racism are rarely discussed... The strength of the book lies in examining concepts of ’other’ and ’outsider’ by focusing on a number of communities who remain marginalized... for those interested in exploring issues of contemporary racism and notions of ’otherness’, then this book has succeeded and would be suitable for students and academics alike.' Ethnic and Racial Studies '... the volume is significant in its mooring of ethnicity in the performance of ethical subjectivities and values. .. particularly insightful discussion of the ways in which a narrative of morality codes the negotiations of power between the state and its impossible ethnic subjects urges a rethinking of identity formation as a process of value-making rather than assertions of belonging. ... Collectively, the essays in "Ethnicities and Values in a Changing World" provide a nuanced exploration of varied sites in Europe and Central America where ethnicity is challenged locally and contested as an ethical and political practice.' Anthropos

• Chapter 1 Introduction: Ethnicities, Values and Old-fashioned Racism, Gargi Bhattacharyya; Chapter 2 Teaching Race and Racism in the 21 st Century: Thematic Considerations 1 Previously published in Howard Winant. New Racial Politics: Globalism, Difference, Justice, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. © 2003 Howard Winant. Also in Souls: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture and Society (Institute for Research in African-American Studies, Columbia University, vol. 6, nos. 3–4 (2004)., Howard Winant; Chapter 3 Diaspora Conversations: Ethics, Ethicality, Work and Life, Parminder Bhachu, Gargi Bhattacharyya; Chapter 4 Migrant Women’s Networking: New Articulations of Transnational Ethnicity, Ronit Lentin; Chapter 5 ‘The people do what the political class isn’t able to do’: Antigypsyism, Ethnicity Denial and the Politics of Racism without Racism, Robbie McVeigh; Chapter 6 Violent Urban Protest – Identities, Ethics and Islamism, Max Farrar; Chapter 7 Beliefs, Boundaries and Belonging: African Pentecostals in Ireland, Abel Ugba; Chapter 8 On Being a ‘Good’ Refugee 1 We would like to thank Stephanie Linkogle for her detailed comments and suggestions on an earlier draft of this chapter., John Gabriel, Jenny Harding; Chapter 9 Narrating Lived Experience in a Binational Community in Costa Rica, Carlos Sandoval García; Chapter 10 Conclusion: Ethnicity and Ethicality in an Unequal World, Gargi Bhattacharyya;