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Guest Commentator

Clare Xanthos

Clare Xanthos is a university researcher. She received her PhD in Social Policy from the London School of Economics in February 2004.

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Guest Commentary

‘Colorblind discrimination’- the new racism?

By Clare Xanthos Guest Commentator

One of the gains of the civil rights movement was to make displays of blatant racism unacceptable. Although still a problem, overt discrimination is generally deemed inappropriate in mainstream society. Unfortunately, this progress in race relations has corresponded with a move towards a “colorblind” ideology; the notion that race is no longer an issue in…

One of the gains of the civil rights movement was to make displays of blatant racism unacceptable. Although still a problem, overt discrimination is generally deemed…

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