Racist mobilisation and sexualisation in the ‘refugee debate’ in Germany
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In: The Journal of Sociology, Vol. 56, No. 1, 01.03.2020, p. 69-83.
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T1 - Racist mobilisation and sexualisation in the ‘refugee debate’ in Germany
AU - Köttig, Michaela
AU - Sigl, Johanna
N1 - Special issue – Asylum Seekers in the Global Context of Xenophobia
PY - 2020/3/1
Y1 - 2020/3/1
N2 - In our article, we focus on the racist mobilisations that are reflected in the so-called refugee debate in Germany. Special emphasis is placed on the discussion around real and supposed sexualised violence from (young) male refugees towards girls and women. Based on selected examples (Night of New Year’s Eve in Cologne 2015/16, Women’s March and protests after migrant murders of women), we analyse the racialisation of sexism that is being undertaken by the far right, but is being increasingly supported in large parts of society. To explain this phenomenon, we adopt a historical perspective considering Germany’s colonial past and the period of National Socialism.
AB - In our article, we focus on the racist mobilisations that are reflected in the so-called refugee debate in Germany. Special emphasis is placed on the discussion around real and supposed sexualised violence from (young) male refugees towards girls and women. Based on selected examples (Night of New Year’s Eve in Cologne 2015/16, Women’s March and protests after migrant murders of women), we analyse the racialisation of sexism that is being undertaken by the far right, but is being increasingly supported in large parts of society. To explain this phenomenon, we adopt a historical perspective considering Germany’s colonial past and the period of National Socialism.
KW - discourse
KW - gender
KW - racist mobilisation
KW - sexism
KW - Social Work and Social Pedagogics
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85075195700&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1440783319882538
DO - 10.1177/1440783319882538
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:85075195700
VL - 56
SP - 69
EP - 83
JO - The Journal of Sociology
JF - The Journal of Sociology
SN - 1440-7833
IS - 1
ER -