Christoffersen The Politics of Intersectional Practice

Representation, Coalition and Solidarity in UK NGOs
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-5292-3611-8
Verlag: Bristol University Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

The Politics of Intersectional Practice has been shortlisted for the 2025 BSA Philip Abrams Memorial Prize.

It is increasingly recognized that, to achieve social justice, policies and organizations need to apply an intersectional approach, rather than addressing inequalities separately. However, intersectionality is a challenging theory to apply, as policy makers and practitioners often navigate the confines of divided policy areas.

This book examines the use of intersectionality in UK policy and practice, with a specific focus on NGOs, outlining five distinct interpretations of intersectional practice and their implications.

Drawing from extensive fieldwork with a diverse range of equality organizations, this book offers invaluable insights into how policy and practice can be organized in more (and less) intersectional ways.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Christoffersen, Ashlee

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Feminismus, Feministische Theorie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gewalt und Diskriminierung: Soziale Aspekte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Gesellschaftstheorie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: equality policy, the NGO sector and intersectionality

Part 1

2. Assessing intersectionality’s operationalization: Fields and issues of practice

Part 2

3. Contextualising intersectionality: Equality policy, austerity and relations with the state

4. Perceptions and practices: The spectrum of ‘intersectionality’

Part 3

5. Representation: The politics of intersectionality in practice

6. Coalition: Solidarity and intersectional practice

7. Conclusion: Intersectional practice – Ideas, politics and policy

Appendix 1: Participants

Appendix 2: Selections and methods

Über Autor(innen)

Christoffersen, Ashlee
Ashlee Christoffersen is Banting Postdoctoral Researcher at York University, Canada and Honorary Fellow at University of Edinburgh.

Ashlee Christoffersen is Banting Postdoctoral Researcher at York University, Canada and Honorary Fellow at the University of Edinburgh.