Breaking the Exclusion Cycle
How to Promote Cooperation between Majority and Minority Ethnic Groups
«Bracic offers an edifying account of the individual behaviors and biases that sustain cycles of social exclusion, with a focus on the important case of the Roma in Europe. She bridges insights from behavioral economics and social psychology to offer a comprehensive theory of exclusion, and relies on a rich array of mixed methods to test it, even introducing new ways of measuring discrimination in sensitive contexts. The result is a must-read for anyone seeking to better understand the micro foundations of social exclusion, and how the vicious cycle could be broken.»
Claire L. Adida, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of California, San Diego
Social exclusion of minority groups is an intractable problem in many diverse nations. For some minority groups this means going to segregated schools, for others not having access to gainful employment or quality healthcare. Les mer
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Social exclusion of minority groups is an intractable problem in many diverse nations. For some minority groups this means going to segregated schools, for others not having access to gainful employment or quality healthcare. But why does social exclusion persist, and what can one do to stop it?
This book proposes a theory of how individual behavior contributes to social exclusion, a novel method for measuring that behavior, and solutions to ending it. Based on original fieldwork among Central and Eastern European Roma, the largest ethnic minority in Europe (yet still very understudied), and non-Roma, Ana Bracic develops a theory she calls the exclusion cycle, through which anti-minority culture gives rise to discrimination by members of the majority, and minority members develop
survival strategies. Members of the majority resent these strategies, assuming that they are endemic to the minority group rather than an outcome of their own discriminatory behavior.
To illustrate her theory, Bracic includes an analysis of a video game she created that simulates interactions between Roma and non-Roma participants, which members of these groups played through avatars (thereby avoiding contentious face-to-face interactions). The results demonstrate that majority members discriminate against minority members even when minority group members behave in ways identical to the majority. It also shows the way in which minority members develop survival mechanisms.
Bracic draws on the results of the simulation to offer evidence that this cycle can be broken through NGO-promoted discussion and interaction between groups. She also draws on extant scholarship on interactions between Muslim women in France, African Americans, the Batwa in Uganda, and their respective
majority communities.
This book proposes a theory of how individual behavior contributes to social exclusion, a novel method for measuring that behavior, and solutions to ending it. Based on original fieldwork among Central and Eastern European Roma, the largest ethnic minority in Europe (yet still very understudied), and non-Roma, Ana Bracic develops a theory she calls the exclusion cycle, through which anti-minority culture gives rise to discrimination by members of the majority, and minority members develop
survival strategies. Members of the majority resent these strategies, assuming that they are endemic to the minority group rather than an outcome of their own discriminatory behavior.
To illustrate her theory, Bracic includes an analysis of a video game she created that simulates interactions between Roma and non-Roma participants, which members of these groups played through avatars (thereby avoiding contentious face-to-face interactions). The results demonstrate that majority members discriminate against minority members even when minority group members behave in ways identical to the majority. It also shows the way in which minority members develop survival mechanisms.
Bracic draws on the results of the simulation to offer evidence that this cycle can be broken through NGO-promoted discussion and interaction between groups. She also draws on extant scholarship on interactions between Muslim women in France, African Americans, the Batwa in Uganda, and their respective
majority communities.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780190050672
- Utgivelsesår
- 2020
- Format
- 16 x 24 cm
- Priser
- Winner, Best Book Published in 2020, APSA Experimental Research Section Honorable Mention, Harriman Rothschild Book Prize, Association for the Study of Nationalities null
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«Bracic offers an edifying account of the individual behaviors and biases that sustain cycles of social exclusion, with a focus on the important case of the Roma in Europe. She bridges insights from behavioral economics and social psychology to offer a comprehensive theory of exclusion, and relies on a rich array of mixed methods to test it, even introducing new ways of measuring discrimination in sensitive contexts. The result is a must-read for anyone seeking to better understand the micro foundations of social exclusion, and how the vicious cycle could be broken.»
Claire L. Adida, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of California, San Diego
«Breaking the Exclusion Cycleis an exceptionally well-written study of anti-Roma discrimination in Central Europe. Blending ethnographic work, original surveys, and behavioral games, the book offers a provocative theory of how prevailing anti-minority culture precipitates 'survival strategies' by the minority group that in turn reaffirm the negative attributions and assessments of the dominant group. The book also documents a potential way out: the 'exclusion cycle' can be broken when negative stereotypes are punctured by cooperative social interaction between groups that in turn lessens exclusion.The book should be required reading for anyone who seeks to understand discrimination and strategies for addressing it»
Donald P. Green, J.W. Burgess Professor of Political Science, Columbia University
«The Romani populations in Europe have suffered from social exclusion more persistently than any other minority, with shocking and often unpunished assaults on their members that continue to this day. Ana Bracic's brave and illuminating study on the Roma in Slovenia reveals an 'exclusion cycle' in which discrimination by the majority and misapprehended 'survival strategies' by the minority sustain unremitting prejudice. Her compelling argument is developed with ethnography, revealing experiments, and a comparison across towns showing how certain types of contact can ameliorate this unfortunate blot on Europe's human rights record.»
David D. Laitin, Professor of Political Science, Stanford University
«Bracic's new book is an innovative and necessary look at how individuals perpetuate the exclusion of others and what can be done to break the problematic cycle. Bracic's brilliance shows in both the careful theorizing and in the novel experimental design. Not only is this a must-read for human rights and NGO scholars, this is a critical piece of work for all interested in stopping discrimination and xenophobia.»
Amanda Murdie, Thomas P. and M. Jean Lauth Public Affairs Professor of International Affairs, Univer
«Bracic contributes to the understanding of the dynamics of Roma and non-Roma interaction, and most importantly, shows the way to breaking the cycle of discrimination. The book will be of interest especially to students and scholars in the social sciences seeking to foster anti-discrimination praxis through their work. Highly recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals.»
R. P. Peters, Harvard University, CHOICE