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Belonging without Othering - John A. Powell, Stephen Menendian

Belonging without Othering

How We Save Ourselves and the World
Buch | Hardcover
448 Seiten
2024
Stanford University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5036-3884-6 (ISBN)
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The root of all inequality is the process of othering – and its solution is the practice of belonging


We all yearn for connection and community, but we live in a time when calls for further division along the well-wrought lines of religion, race, ethnicity, caste, and sexuality are pervasive. This ubiquitous yet elusive problem feeds on fears – created, inherited – of the "other." While the much-touted diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives are undeniably failing, and activists narrowly focus on specific and sometimes conflicting communities, Belonging without Othering prescribes a new approach that encourages us to turn toward one another in unprecedented and radical ways.


The pressures that separate us have a common root: our tendency to cast people and groups in irreconcilable terms – or the process of "othering." This book gives vital language to this universal problem, unveiling its machinery at work across time and around the world. To subvert it, john a. powell and Stephen Menendian make a powerful and sweeping case for adopting a paradigm of belonging that does not require the creation of an "other." This new paradigm hinges on transitioning from narrow to expansive identities – even if that means challenging seemingly benevolent forms of community-building based on othering.


As the threat of authoritarianism grows across the globe, this book makes the case that belonging without othering is the necessary, but not the inevitable, next step in our long journey toward creating truly equitable and thriving societies. The authors argue that we must build institutions, cultivate practices, and orient ourselves toward a shared future, not only to heal ourselves, but perhaps to save our planet as well. Brimming with clear guidance, sparkling insights, and specific examples and practices, Belonging without Othering is a future-oriented exploration that ushers us in a more hopeful direction.

john a. powell is an internationally recognized expert in civil rights, structural racialization, housing, and democracy, and the Director of the Othering and Belonging Institute at University of California, Berkeley. He is a former legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union.Stephen Menendian is Assistant Director at the Othering and Belonging Institute, where he manages many ongoing research projects, including the Inclusiveness Index and the California Zoning Atlas.

1. Othering and Belonging

2. Marginality and the Other

3. From Us to Them

4. Fear of the Other, Rise of the Demagogue

5. Toward Belonging

6. From the Other to the Self(ves)

7. Hope for an Uncertain Future

The Mechanics of Othering

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 1 table, 1 figure
Verlagsort Palo Alto
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt Recht / Steuern EU / Internationales Recht
Recht / Steuern Öffentliches Recht Verfassungsrecht
Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Makrosoziologie
ISBN-10 1-5036-3884-7 / 1503638847
ISBN-13 978-1-5036-3884-6 / 9781503638846
Zustand Neuware
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