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A lot has been written about who votes for the extreme right-wing British National Party – but little about why more people don’t vote for it. Stephen Ashe examines what the lack of support for the BNP means for anti-racism and anti-fascism. Between 2001 and 2009, more than 50 BNP councillors were elected and the […]
By Satnam Virdee Filed Under: Ethnicity, Featured Posted:
Recovering the hidden history of past anti-racism struggles can help inspire collective action today, explains Professor Satnam Virdee. What is so important about the 1970s when it comes to understanding racism and anti-racism in Britain? The American political scientist Ira Katznelson suggests that to understand social change one should focus on those ‘moments when system creating choices […]