4. Racial Violence in Multicultural Societies: An International Perspective

SUMMARY

Organizers:

Benjamin Bowling
King’s College London
UNITED KINGDOM
ben.bowling@kcl.ac.uk

Julian Roberts
University of Ottawa
CANADA
Jroberts@uottawa.ca

Description:

This workshop will examine the extent to which the unpleasant spectrum of hate/racism/discrimination is a reality faced by multicultural societies. With a focus on racial violence a series of case studies will be presented from Canada, Europe, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The studies will target the extent of the problem and a variety of measures, legislative and non-legislative, to combat the increase in activity along the spectrum.

The ensuing moderated discussion among panelists and participants will yield some past practices to guide future policy development and a discussion of outstanding research gaps which need to be filled.

Presenters

Benjamin Bowling, King’s College London, UNITED KINGDOM
Julian Roberts, University of Ottawa, CANADA
Scot Wortley, University of Toronto, CANADA
Timo Virtanen, åbo Academi, FINLAND