Interest convergence in the Land of the Cosmic Race: Mexican anti-racism and the motivation question
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Recent contributions to the academic literature describe Mexican racism as structural: an unintended blameless outcome of the combined actions of many individuals and institutions.This conceptualization appears to hamstring individual motivation for collective action: who is responsible for redressing the injustice and why?In this paper, I appeal to interest convergence -a key tenet of Critical Race Theory -to argue that Mexican anti-racism could gain from strategically identifying and communicating "shared predicaments" with the beneficiaries of racial injustice.Employing Grounded Normative Theory as a methodological approach and examining empirical research through [Jackson, Taharee.2011."Which Interests Are Served by the Principle of Interest Convergence?Whiteness, Collective Trauma, and the Case for Anti-racism."Race Ethnicity and Education 14 (4): 435-459] "disaggregation" of interest, I find hints of moral, psychological -even emotional and material -interest convergence between beneficiaries and victims of racial injustice in Mexico.I conclude that the contextual and erratic nature of Mexican racism could be strategically harnessed to produce social reform and advance racial equality.
Source: Ethnic and Racial Studies
Author: René Rejón
Institution: The University of Melbourne
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4390587683