John Solomos

Bio: John Solomos is an academic researcher from University of Warwick. The author has contributed to research in topics: Racism & Politics. The author has an hindex of 36, co-authored 145 publications receiving 4734 citations. Previous affiliations of John Solomos include City University London & University of London.

Immigration, social cohesion and social capital: A critical review

Abstract: In recent years, there has been an intense public and policy debate about ethnic diversity, community cohesion, and immigration in Britain and other societies worldwide. In addition, there has been a growing preoccupation with the possible dangers to social cohesion represented by growing immigration flows and ethnic diversity. This paper proposes a critical framework for assessing the links between immigration, social cohesion, and social capital. It argues that the concept of social capital is episodic, socially constructed and value-based, depending on the prevailing ideological climate. Considerations of social capital as a public policy tool to achieve social cohesion need to incorporate an appreciation of alternative conceptions of social capital rooted in a textured under-standing of immigrant processes and migration contexts.

Race and Racism in Britain

Abstract: Theories of Race and Racism - Historical Background and Context - The Politics of Race and Immigration Since 1945 - Race Relations Policies and the Political Process - Urban Politics and Racial Inequality - Race, Policing and Disorder - Protest, Racism and Urban Unrest - Racism, Nationalism and Political Action - Race, Politics and Mobilisation - Race, Culture and Social Change - Changing Dynamics of Race and Racism - Guide to Further Reading

Theories of Race and Racism : A Reader

Abstract: Acknowledgements Sources Introduction: Theorising Race and Racism John Solomos Part 1: Origins and Transformations Introduction First Impressions Winthrop D. Jordan The Idiom of Race Michael Banton Race and Racism Tzvetan Todorov Race Relations Oliver C. Cox The Conservation of Races W. E. B. Du Bois Racial Beliefs in America Gunnar Myrdal Part 2: Sociology, Race and Social Theory Introduction The Nature of Race Relations Robert Park Race: What it is not Ruth Benedict Race Relations in Sociological Theory John Rex Apropos the Idea of 'Race' Again Robert Miles Old and New Identities, Old and New Ethnicities Stuart Hall Racial Knowledge David Theo Goldberg The Theoretical Status of the Concept of Race Howard Winant Part 3: Racism and Anti-Semitism Introduction The Jews: Myth and Counter-Myth George L. Mosse Elements of Anti-Semitism Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer Modernity, Racism, Extermination Zygmunt Bauman Are Jews White? Sander L.Gilman Part 4: Colonialism, Race and the Other Introduction The Facts of Blackness Frantz Fanon Imperial Culture Lola Young The White Family of Man Anne McClintock Under Western Eyes Chandra Talpade Mohanty Sexual Affronts and Racial Frontiers Ann Laura Stoler Race, Time and the Revision of Modernity Homi Bhabba Part 5: Feminism, Difference and Identity Introduction Racism and Feminism bell hooks White Woman Listen! Hazel Carby Black Feminist Thought Patricia Hill Collins Race and Rights Patricia J. Williams Difference, Diversity, Differentiation Avtar Brah White Women, Race Matters Ruth Frankenberg Black Feminism and the Academy Barbara Christian Black Skin/White Boards Gargi Bhattacharyya Part 6: Changing Boundaries and Spaces Introduction The Dialectics of Diasporic Identification Paul Gilroy Race, Reform and Retrenchment Kimberle Williams Crenshaw America Again at the Crossroads Stephen Steinberg Identity and the Spaces of Authenticity Michael Keith The Matter of Whiteness Richard Dyer Identity and Diversity in Postmodern Politics Kobena Mercer The Lore of the Homeland: Hindu Nationalism and Indigenist 'Neoracism' Chetan Bhatt Enjoy Your Nation as Yourself! Slavoj Zizek Racial Identity and Racial Identification K.Anthony Appiah Notes Guides to Further Reading Index

Racism and Society

Abstract: Preface - Theoretical Perspectives - Historical Perspectives - Social Relations and Racial Inequality - Racism, Class and Political Action - Racism and Anti-Racism - Identity, Hybridity and New Ethnicities - Race, Racism and Popular Culture - Shifting Meanings of Race and Racism - Guide to Further Reading - Bibliography - Index

Racialization: Studies in Theory and Practice

Abstract: Racialization has become one of the central concepts in the study of race and racism. It is widely used in both theoretical and empirical studies of racial situations. There has been a proliferation of texts that use this notion in quite diverse ways. It is used broadly to refer to ways of thinking about race as well as to institutional processes that give expression to forms of ethno-racial categorization. An important issue in the work of writers such as Robert Miles, for example, concerns the ways in which the construction of race is shaped historically and how the usage of that idea forms a basis for exclusionary practices. The concept therefore refers both to cultural or political processes or situations where race is invoked as an explanation, as well as to specific ideological practices in which race is deployed. It is evident, however, that despite the increasing popularity of the concept of racialization there has been relatively little critical analysis exploring its theoretical and empirical usages. It is with this underlying concern in mind that Racialization: Studies in Theory and Practice brings together leading international scholars in the field of race and ethnicity in order to explore both the utility of the concept and its limitations.

Critical Discourse Analysis

Abstract: Since the late 1980s, Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) has become a well-established field in the social sciences. However, in contrast with some branches of linguistics, CDA is not a discrete academic discipline in the traditional sense, with a fixed set of research methods. The manifold roots of CDA lie in a myriad of disciplines including rhetoric, anthropology, philosophy and cognitive science, to name a few. This four-volume set brings together seminal articles on the subject from varied sources, creating an invaluable roadmap for scholars seeking to consolidate their knowledge of CDA, and of its continued development. Sculpted and edited by a leading voice in the field, this work covers the interdisciplinary roots, the most important approaches and methodologies of CDA, as well as applications in other disciplines in an updated and comprehensive way. Structured thematically, the four volumes cover a wide range of aspects and considerations: Volume One: Histories, Concepts and Interdisciplinarity Volume Two: Theoretical Approaches and Methodologies Volume Three: 'Doing CDA' - Case Studies Volume Four: Applications and Perspectives - New Trends in CDA

The Age of Migration

Abstract: Preface to the 3rd Edition - Introduction - The Migratory Process and the Formation of Ethnic Minorities - International Migration Before 1945 - Migration to Highly Developed Countries since 1945 - The State of International Migration: The Quest for Control - The Next Waves: The Globalization of International Migration - New Migrations in the Asia-Pacific Region - Migrants and Minorities in the Labour Force - The Migratory Process: A Comparison of Australia and Germany - New Ethnic Minorities and Society - Migrants and Politics - Conclusion: Migration in the Post Cold-War Era of Globalization

Citizenship and Nationhood in France and Germany.

Abstract: Preface Introduction: Traditions of Nationhood in France and Germany I. The Institution of Citizenship 1. Citizenship as Social Closure 2. The French Revolution and the Invention of National Citizenship 3. State, State-System, and Citizenship in Germany II. Defining The Citizenry: The Bounds of Belonging 4. Citizenship and Naturalization in France and Germany 5. Migrants into Citizens: The Crystallization of Jus Soli in Late-Nineteenth-Century France 6. The Citizenry as Community of Descent: The Nationalization of Citizenship in Wilhelmine Germany 7. \"Etre Francais, Cela se Merite\": Immigration and the Politics of Citizenship in France in the 1980s 8. Continuities in the German Politics of Citizenship Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Rethinking assimilation theory for a new era of immigration.

Abstract: Assimilation theory has been subject to intensive critique for decades. Yet no other framework has provided the social science community with as deep a corpus of cumulative findings concerning the incorporation of immigrants and their descendants. We argue that assimilation theory has not lost its utility for the study of contemporary immigration to the United States. In making our case, we review critically the canonical account of assimilation provided by Milton Gordon and others ; we refer to Shibutani and Kwan's theory of ethnic stratification to suggest some directions to take in reformulating assimilation theory. We also examine some of the arguments frequently made to distinguish between the earlier mass immigration of Europeans and the immigration of the contemporary era and find them to be inconclusive. Finally, we sift through some of the evidence about the socioeconomic and residential assimilation of recent immigrant groups. Though the record is clearly mixed, we find evidence consistent with the view that assimilation is taking place, albeit unevenly

Rethinking racism: toward a structural interpretation *

Abstract: The study of race and ethnic conflict historically has been hampered by inadequate and simplistic theories. I contend that the central problem of the various approaches to the study of racial phenomena is their lack of a structural theory of racism. I review traditional approaches and alternative approaches to the study of racism, and discuss their limitations. Following the leads suggested by some of the alternative frameworks, I advance a structural theory of racism based on the notion of racialized social systems. "The habit of considering racism as a mental quirk, as a psychological flaw, must be abandoned." -Frantz Fanon (1967:77) he area of race and ethnic studies lacks a _ sound theoretical apparatus. To complicate matters, many analysts of racial matters have abandoned the serious theorization and reconceptualization of their central topic: racism. Too many social analysts researching racism assume that the phenomenon is selfevident, and therefore either do not provide a definition or provide an elementary definition (Schuman, Steeh, and Bobo 1985; Sniderman and Piazza 1993). Nevertheless, whether implicitly or explicitly, most analysts regard racism as a purely ideological phenomenon.