The Issue of Neo-Racism as an Object of Research in Modern Foreign Sociology
Abstract
The article analyzes the problem of modern societies as neo-racism and analyzes the discourse of neo-racism based on the research of foreign sociologists and their views on the mentioned phenomenon. The essence surrounding neo-racism is represented by its classical understanding in sociological studies of the end of the XXth centur – the beginning of XIX century (Goldberg D., Spears A., Blaut J., Wren K., Barker M., Balibar E., Wallerstein Im.), as well as modern interpretations (Peter A., Kitching K., van der Valk I., Faucher L., Appiah K., Xavier R.). Ideas of researchers regarding the causes of persistent manifestations of neo-racism and the geography of its distribution in modern societies were taken into account. Works that were taken as a backbone of our article include Ramos A., Pereira C., Vala J., Bratt C., Černigoj A., Dengg M. The study of modern sociological research proves that it is currently premature to warn about overcoming such a phenomenon as racism, repeatedly condemned by progressive humanity, and which now takes the form of neo-racism: It was determined that researchers associate the emergence of neo-racism with the following factors: the creation of nations, where national identity is constructed on the basis of the definition of “others”; the onset of the post-colonial era, where the definition of racism is not based on biological differences, but on cultural ones; the dominance of biopolitics, where the modern state creates certain advantages for its citizens and applies a policy of exclusion to immigrants and resettlers. The analysis of the western discourse of neo-racism convinces the presence of the mentioned phenomenon as quite widespread. It is noted that the majority of modern researchers consider socio-economic factors to be the cause of the emergence of neo-racism. The discourse of neo-racism in modern western scientific literature is caused by the need to achieve equal rights and conditions of existence for all ethnic groups in modern society, and not only in declarations and legislation.
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