Racism, disadvantage and multiculturalism: towards effective anti-racist praxis
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The practice of multiculturalism in modern liberal democracies has been hampered by lack of a clear definition of ‘racism’ and ‘anti-racism’ as well as confusion about the role of multiculturalism in addressing disadvantage and combating racism. This lack of clarity has contributed to a marginalization of anti-racism within multiculturalism. As a prerequisite to re-centring anti-racist praxis within multiculturalism, this paper disentangles the concepts of ‘equity’ versus ‘equality’, ‘racism’, ‘antiracism’, ‘multiculturalism’ and ‘disadvantage’. We then distinguish between policies and practices designed to mitigate disadvantage, and those designed to address racism. Taking Australia as a case study, historical and contemporary notions of multiculturalism are examined before considering their relationship to racism, anti-racism and disadvantage. It is only through a clear understanding and inclusion of antiracist praxis that the potential of multiculturalism to address the challenges of racial diversity in modern liberal democracies can be realized.
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