Institute of Race Relations

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The Institute of Race Relations is at the cutting edge of the research and analysis that inform the struggle for racial justice in Britain, Europe and internationally.
The Institute of Race Relations is at the cutting edge of the research and analysis that inform the struggle for racial justice in Britain, Europe and internationally.

The Institute of Race Relations is at the cutting edge of the research and analysis that inform the struggle for racial justice in Britain, Europe and internationally.
The IRR welcomes Amnesty International and The Monitoring Group’s recent reports on the racially discriminatory nature of the Metropolitan Police Service’s Gangs Matrix intelligence database.
What, asks the April issue of Race & Class, has happened in policy and academia to the concept of ‘radicalisation’ that Arun Kundnani analysed in a pathbreaking piece, ‘Radicalisation: the journey of a concept’, some six years ago?
How, asks the January issue of Race & Class, are the principles of neoliberalism reinforced through the racial dimensions of governance, the criminal justice system and the media?
A. Sivanandan, the Director Emeritus of the Institute of Race Relations and founding editor of Race & Class has passed away.
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) publishes today research showing that EU member states are using laws, aimed at traffickers and smugglers, to criminalise those acting out of humanitarian motives.
How, asks the October 2017 issue of Race & Class, are societies attempting to corral non-white surplus populations, especially when they resist their racialisation?
The July 2017 issue of Race & Class is now available and you can download the lead article for free (for a limited time only).
The April 2017 Race & Class tackles two key current themes: the impact of Fox News in (mis)representing news and creating racist discourses, and the way in which Canadian ‘neoliberal multiculturalism’ is marginalising Arabs, Muslims and those in solidarity with Palestine.
The January 2017 issue of Race & Class leads with a very timely article on Europe by IRR director Liz Fekete.
In a pioneering study published today, the IRR takes a fresh look at the nature of racial hate crimes since the referendum.
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe.
June 21, 2018
On 11 January 2017, 27-year-old Lukasz Debowski was found hanged in his room at Morton Hall, an immigration detention centre in Lincoln.
June 20, 2018
Danny Reilly reviews an important new book detailing the migrant history of Liverpool.
June 20, 2018
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe.
June 7, 2018
Frances Webber reviews Corporate Watch's new report: 'Who is immigration policy for? The media-politics of the hostile environment'.
June 7, 2018
Join activists, grassroots groups and migrant campaigners to learn more about what’s wrong with our immigration system and explore practical ways of taking action.
June 28, 2018
Join Room to Heal for an evening of storytelling, art work and music to celebrate their summer party.
July 6, 2018