Research subject Ethnicity and Social Inclusion

The research area sheds light on how categorizations are made and used, and with what consequences. Researchers working in this area focus on race, ethnicity and immigration status, and use a variety of methods and theories to uncover social processes associated with discrimination and inequality, as well as social inclusion and equality. How social inclusion and exclusion arise through categorization processes is a key question for this area. The researchers working in this field are interested to make racism, ethnocentrism, xenophobia and discrimination visible through their research and thereby contribute to increased equality, social inclusion and justice. Key questions taken up in this work are: What categories designate insiders and outsiders? How is inclusion and exclusion legitimized through institutional practices and shared ideologies? What characteristics leads to categorization? How are social categories adopted and expressed as political and social identities?