Liz Fekete

Liz Fekete is director of the Institute of Race Relations, where she has worked since 1982.[1] She researches racism, Islamophobia and far-right extremism in Europe.[2] She also speaks to the media on these topics.[3][4][5] Fekete was a member of the Campaign Against Racism and Fascism (CARF).[6]

Fekete's book A Suitable Enemy: Racism, migration and Islamophobia in Europe (Pluto Press, 2009) argued that European racism was shifting towards xenoracism in which discrimination operated on the level of religion or culture rather than skin colour.[7] Reviewing it in the journal Translocations: Migration and Social Change, Kathleen M. Coll said it was an "utterly absorbing and deeply disturbing analysis of the recent rise of Islamophobia throughout Europe".[8] In 2017, Fekete published Europe’s Fault Lines: Racism and the Rise of the Right on Verso Books. It was reviewed by Peace News, which commented that it equips a reader with the "intellectual arsenal to begin resisting fascism in all its guises."[9] The Dublin Review of Books observed that she considers racism and fascism must be considered together.[10]

Selected works

  • Fekete, Liz (April 2020). "Reclaiming the fight against racism in the UK". Race & Class. 61 (4): 87–95. doi:10.1177/0306396820911318. S2CID 216491597.
  • Fekete, Liz (2018). Europe's fault lines: Racism and the rise of the right. London. ISBN 9781784787233.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Fekete, Liz (2013). "The growth of xeno-racism and Islamophobia in Britain". In Lavalette, Michael; Penketh, Laura (eds.). Race, Racism and Social Work. pp. 33–52. doi:10.1332/policypress/9781447307082.003.0003. ISBN 9781447307082. S2CID 156099536.
  • Fekete, Liz (January 2012). "The Muslim conspiracy theory and the Oslo massacre". Race & Class. 53 (3): 30–47. doi:10.1177/0306396811425984. S2CID 146443283.
  • Fekete, Liz (2009). A suitable enemy: Racism, migration and Islamophobia in Europe. London: Pluto. ISBN 9781849644075.

References

  1. ^ "People". Institute of Race Relations. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ^ "First Thought Talk with Liz Fekete". Galway International Arts Festival. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. ^ Wills, Tom (24 July 2019). "Racism in Europe: Migrant communities speak out". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  4. ^ "NSU murders show institutional racism in Germany, expert says". Daily Sabah. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  5. ^ Decreus, Thomas (17 December 2020). "Liz Fekete: "Binnen politie heerst welkomstcultuur ten aanzien van extreem rechts"". De Wereld Morgen. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  6. ^ Wordsworth, Dot (25 September 2021). "The problem with "bame"". The Spectator. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  7. ^ Carr, Matt (2009). "Enlightened fundamentalism". Red Pepper. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  8. ^ Coll, Kathleen M. "Book Review - A Suitable Enemy: Racism, Migration and Islamophobia in Europe". European Website on Integration. European Commission. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  9. ^ Mayanja, Samra (2018). "Liz Fekete, Europe's Fault Lines: Racism and the Rise of the Right". Peace News. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Europe's Fault Lines: Racism and the Rise of the Right, Liz Fekete". DRB. 2019.