ABSTRACT

Although anti-racism is recognized as a heterogeneous phenomenon, there are few studies that provide analytical tools to grasp the differences between anti-racisms in more detail. This study contributes to the analytical discussion on anti-racism through an analysis of grassroots activists’ views on their anti-racism. The data, interviews with 46 grassroots anti-racist activists based in Finland, is explored through a frame analysis. This article argues that meaning-making on racism and anti-racism is tied to conceptions of racial space. The argument is presented through an empirical typology of three anti-racist frames: defence, recognition and redistribution. Distinguishing between the defence, recognition, and redistribution frames enables an understanding of how anti-racisms assume a supposedly “race-neutral” space of white innocence and contest distinct dimensions of racial divides.

摘要

尽管反种族主义被认为是一种异质现象，但很少有研究提供分析工具来更详细地了解反种族主义之间的差异。通过对基层活动家的反种族主义看法进行分析，本研究有助于对反种族主义进行分析性讨论。通过框架分析，对数据进行了访谈，这些数据是对46名总部位于芬兰的基层反种族主义者的采访。本文认为，关于种族主义和反种族主义的意义形成与种族空间的观念联系在一起。该论点通过三个反种族主义框架的经验分类法提出：防御，承认和再分配。区分辩护，认可，