"Die Nüchternheit in der Arbeitsweise hat ihre Früchte abgeworfen"

Identitätspolitik und Institutionalisierung von Antidiskriminierungsbüros in den Niederlanden

verfasst von: Matthias Pohlig
Abstract: Anti-Discrimination Bureaus in the Netherlands developed from ad-hoc action groups to professional organisations in the 1980s and 1990s. So far, no research has been done on the effects of this institutionalisation on the identity of the Anti-Discrimination Bureaus. Therefore, this paper studies two cases of Dutch Anti-Discrimination Organisations, an Anti-Discrimination Bureau and the national expertise centre for Anti-Discrimination Bureaus. Based on commemorative publications, produced on the occasion of the organisations' anniversaries, the self-positioning of the Anti-Discrimination Organisations in relation to people who experience discrimination is analysed. It is argued that the investigated organisations created narratives about a "situated neutrality" to describe themselves as professional organisations. This "situated neutrality" implies a professional distance to their "clients". Concurrently, both organisations insist on advocating victims of discrimination. This ambivalence allows other political actors to criticise the position of Anti-Discrimination Bureaus in relation to people who experience discrimination.
Externe Organisation(en): Universität Bielefeld
Typ: Sonstige Publikation
Publikationsdatum: 2009
Publikationsstatus: Veröffentlicht
Elektronische Version(en): http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:361-15914 (Zugang: Offen)

BibTeX

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title = "{"}Die N{\"u}chternheit in der Arbeitsweise hat ihre Fr{\"u}chte abgeworfen{"}: Identit{\"a}tspolitik und Institutionalisierung von Antidiskriminierungsb{\"u}ros in den Niederlanden",
abstract = "Anti-Discrimination Bureaus in the Netherlands developed from ad-hoc action groups to professional organisations in the 1980s and 1990s. So far, no research has been done on the effects of this institutionalisation on the identity of the Anti-Discrimination Bureaus. Therefore, this paper studies two cases of Dutch Anti-Discrimination Organisations, an Anti-Discrimination Bureau and the national expertise centre for Anti-Discrimination Bureaus. Based on commemorative publications, produced on the occasion of the organisations' anniversaries, the self-positioning of the Anti-Discrimination Organisations in relation to people who experience discrimination is analysed. It is argued that the investigated organisations created narratives about a {"}situated neutrality{"} to describe themselves as professional organisations. This {"}situated neutrality{"} implies a professional distance to their {"}clients{"}. Concurrently, both organisations insist on advocating victims of discrimination. This ambivalence allows other political actors to criticise the position of Anti-Discrimination Bureaus in relation to people who experience discrimination.",
keywords = "Bek{\"a}mpfung, Diskriminierung, Institutionalisierung, Niederlande, Organisationssoziologie, Soziale Bewegung",
author = "Matthias Pohlig",
year = "2009",
language = "Deutsch",
type = "Other",
}