Stuart Hall, in his account of ‘authoritarian populism’, argued that marketization hollows out civil society by removing services from local participation & determination. This, then, leaves a democratic vacuum that would be filled by populism & scapegoating ...
This is the context in which the Trojan Horse affair, the Windrush scandal, & the Grenfell fire took place. The populist ‘othering’ of minorities is central to processes that seek to replace democratic accountability with markets ...
In this webinar, we examine what we can learn about the state of equality & rights in 21C Britain as reflected through the events highlighted & the connections between them ...
Join our powerful speakers @Lowkey0nline @LatifaAkay @NadineElEnany & John Holmwood to discuss these issues on Tues 8th Dec, 2-4pm ... registration (free) details here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/equality-and-rights-in-21st-century-britain-from-trojan-horse-to-grenfell-tickets-127035168609
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