The racialization of affirmative action in organizational discourses: A case study of symbolic racism in post-apartheid South Africa

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 157-187

  Franchi, Vijé ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LUMIÈRE LYON 2   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

Author keywords

"De racialization"; "Discourse"; "Othering"; "Race"; "Racialization"; Affirmative action; Intercultural training; Symbolic racism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037333771     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-1767(02)00091-3     Document Type: Article

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