The Cruel Optimism of Racial Justice

by Nasar Meer

What can we learn from successes and failures in the pursuit of racial justice in the UK and elsewhere in the Global North? A dominant view of racial justice has long been linked to a 'cruel optimism' which normalises social and political outcomes that sustain racial injustice, despite successive governments wielding the means to address it. Researchers, activists and minoritised groups continually identify the drivers of these outcomes, but have...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1447363027
• ISBN13: 9781447363026
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"