Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Dept. of History, December 1997. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

This study investigates the political discourse in the Danish government’s ‘Ghetto Plan’ of 2018 in order to reveal a securitization dimension in relation to Danish ghettos and non-Western immigrants. There has not been conducted much academic research concerning the Danish ghetto initiatives, and studies on the ‘Danish Ghetto Plan’ of 2018 remain pretty absent. Most previous studies are primarily concentrated on investigating the role of the Danish ghetto initiatives in relation to broader political discourses. By conducting a critical discourse analysis on the Danish ‘Ghetto Plan’ while adopting Huysmans’ theoretical framework on the securitization of migration, this study reveals a securitizing dimension in which the Danish government has constructed the ghettos and non-Western immigrants as threats to the liberal norms and values of Danish society. Thus, this study attempts to provide an insight into how the Danish government is able to implement and justify discriminatory policies.

The aim of the thesis is to examine the political discourse related to the Danish ‘ghettos’, and if and how this discourse can be related to ‘securitization of migration’ and ‘repressive liberalism’. The point of departure is the salient explanation in previous research, that the political discourse is deriving from a movement towards nationalism. The findings of the thesis show that the political discourse entails a securitized agenda towards social cohesion, aimed at protecting the liberal core values of the Danish society, even if this requires the use of illiberal means. However, constructing the Danish society as ‘only for liberals’ is excluding (illiberal) immigrants from the social fabric, and the intended objective of the ‘Ghetto Plan’, social integration, is counteracted by the very means proposed to promote it. The thesis thus contributes with an alternative understanding of the political discourse, which is seen to derive from liberalism itself, though it turns into a tougher and more substantial form, where membership of Danish society is ‘granted’ based on attitudes and beliefs.

The overall goal of this project is to examine the niggarization of urban, Black, male bodies in the Unites States. We show how the niggarization of urban, Black, male bodies is the internalization of aspects of white-power structures by using a methodology that historically tracks and situates the nigga personality-type as related to and maintaining historical power structures that function as objectifying and internalizing mechanisms of the urban color-line, producing socially Black males as inferior “others.” Further, we provide a theoretical account of the historical emergence of the nigga personality-type within Black popular culture, in the 1970s, as a moment of the concealment and internalization of features of white-power structures. This project is important because objectifying and internalizing mechanisms of the “post-civil-rights” era urban color-line continue to produce socially Black males as inferior “others,” especially the disposability of lower-class, urban, Black men. Thus, we urgently need more effective strategies of resistance and struggle than that offered by the nigga personality-type in order to fight for a deeper American Democracy committed to racial justice and the dismantling of the urban color-line for the well-being of Black men.

Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document / Dissertation (MMus)--University of Pretoria, 2010. / Music / unrestricted

A mortalidade na juventude ocorre, em sua maioria, por causas externas, não naturais, de forma violenta. Dentre as causas externas, os homicídios por armas de fogo são responsáveis por aproximadamente metade das mortes. Os Mapas da Violência revelam que, a cada três vítimas fatais de armas de fogo, duas eram jovens com idades entre 15 e 29 anos; 93,9% eram do sexo masculino e dois terços eram negros. As periferias das grandes metrópoles são os locais onde acontece a maioria dos homicídios. Apesar de os índices de violência estarem menores em São Paulo desde 1999, o mesmo padrão de distribuição etária, geográfica, racial e de gênero tem se mantido, e a proporção de mortes em decorrência de intervenção policial subiu de 5% em 2000 para 21% em 2014. São chamadas de mortes escancaradas as mortes violentas que ocorrem nas ruas sem chance de proteção ou preparo. Essas mortes são divulgadas pela mídia como mercadoria para atrair audiência. O objetivo deste trabalho é investigar, por meio de estudo de caso, as repercussões físicas, afetivas, econômicas, sociais, existenciais e religiosas da morte de um jovem negro morador de uma das periferias da cidade de São Paulo na vida dos sobreviventes. Os sobreviventes, ou vítimas ocultas, são as vítimas que não são reveladas numericamente pelas estatísticas, mas que têm seu cotidiano modificado pela violência extrema. Foram entrevistadas vítimas primárias sobreviventes e testemunhas do crime; vítimas secundárias pessoas que possuíam algum vínculo familiar, afetivo ou profissional com o morto; e uma vítima terciária que teve contato com a notícia do falecimento pela mídia. Como procedimentos, foram realizadas: observação participante, pesquisa documental e entrevistas abertas. A abordagem qualitativa foi adotada para coleta, compreensão e análise do material obtido. As repercussões físicas encontradas foram sequelas dos tiros, perda de peso, alteração do sono e crises de choro. Do ponto de vista afetivo, observou-se luto complicado, sentimentos de tristeza, angústia, medo, insegurança, revolta e impotência, além de sintomas de transtorno de estresse pós-traumático. No âmbito social, houve transformações no padrão de circulação e de convivência no bairro por causa da tristeza e do medo. Do ponto de vista econômico, as repercussões observadas foram a diminuição da renda com a perda do provedor e a impossibilidade de trabalhar pela necessidade constante de fuga por ser testemunha ou por medo de sair de casa no período noturno. No âmbito existencial e religioso, há o questionamento do sentido da vida e da morte, a fé traz conforto diante das perdas e do sofrimento, mas é, por vezes, questionada diante da tragédia. Foram relatados os preconceitos e as discriminações sofridos por moradores das periferias, que se expressam na maneira como se relacionam com o sistema de segurança público. A mídia é apontada como responsável pelo aumento da sensação de medo na população, gerando reações de isolamento, proteção e apoio a medidas repressivas. As principais ações identificadas para diminuir a mortalidade de jovens são a implantação de políticas públicas direcionadas aos bairros periféricos com a valorização da vida de seus moradores e mudanças no sistema de segurança pública, incluindo o policiamento comunitário e a justiça restaurativa / Youth mortality occurs, mostly due to violent external causes, not natural. Among the external causes, homicides by firearms are responsible for about half of the deaths. The Violence Maps show that in every three fatal victims by firearms, two were aged between 15 and 29, 93.9% were male and two-thirds were black. Most homicides happen in the outlying ghettos of large cities. Although the violence rates are lower in São Paulo since 1999, the same pattern of age, geographical, racial and gender distribution has remained and the proportion of deaths due to police intervention rose from 5% in 2000 to 21% in 2014. These are called gaping deaths, violent deaths that occur in the streets with no chance of protection or precaution. These deaths are disclosed by the media as a product to attract audience. The objective of this study is to investigate, through a case study, the physical, emotional, economic, social, existential and religious repercussions of the death of a young black resident of one of the outlying ghettos of São Paulo in the life of the survivors. The survivors, or hidden victims are the ones not revealed by the statistics, but have their daily routine modified by the extreme violence. Were interviewed: primary victims survivors and witnesses of the crime; secondary victims people who had any familiar, emotional or professional bond with the deceased; and one tertiary victim who had contact with the news of the death through the media. As a procedure, were performed: participant observation, documentary research and open interviews. The qualitative approach was adopted for collecting, understanding and analysis of the material obtained. Physical effects found were: after shot effect, weight loss, sleep disturbances, excessive crying. From the emotional point of view, there was: complicated grief, feelings of sadness, anxiety, fear, insecurity, anger and impotence, as well as symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In the social scope, there were changes in the circulation and living pattern in the neighborhood because of sadness and fear. From an economic point of view, the observed effects were: reduction of income due to the loss of the provider and the inability to work due to the constant need to escape for being a witness of the crime or fear of leaving the house at night. In the existential and religious scope, there is the question of the meaning of life and death, faith brings comfort when facing loss and suffering, but it is sometimes questioned when facing a tragedy. Prejudice and discrimination were reported by residents of the outlying ghettos, expressed in the way they relate to the public security system. The media is seen as responsible for increasing the sense of fear in the population, generating reactions of isolation, protection and support for repressive measures. The main actions identified to reduce mortality of young people are the implementation of public policies focused on the neighborhoods of the outlying ghettos with the appreciation of life of its residents and changes in the public security system, including community policing and restorative justice

A mortalidade na juventude ocorre, em sua maioria, por causas externas, não naturais, de forma violenta. Dentre as causas externas, os homicídios por armas de fogo são responsáveis por aproximadamente metade das mortes. Os Mapas da Violência revelam que, a cada três vítimas fatais de armas de fogo, duas eram jovens com idades entre 15 e 29 anos; 93,9% eram do sexo masculino e dois terços eram negros. As periferias das grandes metrópoles são os locais onde acontece a maioria dos homicídios. Apesar de os índices de violência estarem menores em São Paulo desde 1999, o mesmo padrão de distribuição etária, geográfica, racial e de gênero tem se mantido, e a proporção de mortes em decorrência de intervenção policial subiu de 5% em 2000 para 21% em 2014. São chamadas de mortes escancaradas as mortes violentas que ocorrem nas ruas sem chance de proteção ou preparo. Essas mortes são divulgadas pela mídia como mercadoria para atrair audiência. O objetivo deste trabalho é investigar, por meio de estudo de caso, as repercussões físicas, afetivas, econômicas, sociais, existenciais e religiosas da morte de um jovem negro morador de uma das periferias da cidade de São Paulo na vida dos sobreviventes. Os sobreviventes, ou vítimas ocultas, são as vítimas que não são reveladas numericamente pelas estatísticas, mas que têm seu cotidiano modificado pela violência extrema. Foram entrevistadas vítimas primárias sobreviventes e testemunhas do crime; vítimas secundárias pessoas que possuíam algum vínculo familiar, afetivo ou profissional com o morto; e uma vítima terciária que teve contato com a notícia do falecimento pela mídia. Como procedimentos, foram realizadas: observação participante, pesquisa documental e entrevistas abertas. A abordagem qualitativa foi adotada para coleta, compreensão e análise do material obtido. As repercussões físicas encontradas foram sequelas dos tiros, perda de peso, alteração do sono e crises de choro. Do ponto de vista afetivo, observou-se luto complicado, sentimentos de tristeza, angústia, medo, insegurança, revolta e impotência, além de sintomas de transtorno de estresse pós-traumático. No âmbito social, houve transformações no padrão de circulação e de convivência no bairro por causa da tristeza e do medo. Do ponto de vista econômico, as repercussões observadas foram a diminuição da renda com a perda do provedor e a impossibilidade de trabalhar pela necessidade constante de fuga por ser testemunha ou por medo de sair de casa no período noturno. No âmbito existencial e religioso, há o questionamento do sentido da vida e da morte, a fé traz conforto diante das perdas e do sofrimento, mas é, por vezes, questionada diante da tragédia. Foram relatados os preconceitos e as discriminações sofridos por moradores das periferias, que se expressam na maneira como se relacionam com o sistema de segurança público. A mídia é apontada como responsável pelo aumento da sensação de medo na população, gerando reações de isolamento, proteção e apoio a medidas repressivas. As principais ações identificadas para diminuir a mortalidade de jovens são a implantação de políticas públicas direcionadas aos bairros periféricos com a valorização da vida de seus moradores e mudanças no sistema de segurança pública, incluindo o policiamento comunitário e a justiça restaurativa / Youth mortality occurs, mostly due to violent external causes, not natural. Among the external causes, homicides by firearms are responsible for about half of the deaths. The Violence Maps show that in every three fatal victims by firearms, two were aged between 15 and 29, 93.9% were male and two-thirds were black. Most homicides happen in the outlying ghettos of large cities. Although the violence rates are lower in São Paulo since 1999, the same pattern of age, geographical, racial and gender distribution has remained and the proportion of deaths due to police intervention rose from 5% in 2000 to 21% in 2014. These are called gaping deaths, violent deaths that occur in the streets with no chance of protection or precaution. These deaths are disclosed by the media as a product to attract audience. The objective of this study is to investigate, through a case study, the physical, emotional, economic, social, existential and religious repercussions of the death of a young black resident of one of the outlying ghettos of São Paulo in the life of the survivors. The survivors, or hidden victims are the ones not revealed by the statistics, but have their daily routine modified by the extreme violence. Were interviewed: primary victims survivors and witnesses of the crime; secondary victims people who had any familiar, emotional or professional bond with the deceased; and one tertiary victim who had contact with the news of the death through the media. As a procedure, were performed: participant observation, documentary research and open interviews. The qualitative approach was adopted for collecting, understanding and analysis of the material obtained. Physical effects found were: after shot effect, weight loss, sleep disturbances, excessive crying. From the emotional point of view, there was: complicated grief, feelings of sadness, anxiety, fear, insecurity, anger and impotence, as well as symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In the social scope, there were changes in the circulation and living pattern in the neighborhood because of sadness and fear. From an economic point of view, the observed effects were: reduction of income due to the loss of the provider and the inability to work due to the constant need to escape for being a witness of the crime or fear of leaving the house at night. In the existential and religious scope, there is the question of the meaning of life and death, faith brings comfort when facing loss and suffering, but it is sometimes questioned when facing a tragedy. Prejudice and discrimination were reported by residents of the outlying ghettos, expressed in the way they relate to the public security system. The media is seen as responsible for increasing the sense of fear in the population, generating reactions of isolation, protection and support for repressive measures. The main actions identified to reduce mortality of young people are the implementation of public policies focused on the neighborhoods of the outlying ghettos with the appreciation of life of its residents and changes in the public security system, including community policing and restorative justice

Les médias communautaires constituent bien un phénomène de notre époque. Leur création est récente. Ce phénomène est une conséquence d’un déficit en information concernant les pays d’origine des immigrés. Au nombre de ces médias communautaires, il y a les médias de la diaspora congolaise. Ces médias évoluent à l’ombre des médias « traditionnels ». Mais en les observant, on remarque malheureusement qu’ils ont, à quelques exceptions près, une existence précaire. Cette précarité ne leur permet pas de jouer leur rôle de véhiculer les messages horizontalement et verticalement. Les raisons de ce « rendez-vous manqué » sont diverses. Elles vont de la production à la réception de ce produit médiatique ainsi que de l’environnement dans lequel il évolue. Tout en souscrivant entièrement à la théorie de la réception active dont la parfaite illustration est, dans notre recherche, cette désaffection volontaire du public, nous reconnaissons aussi que dans une situation de pénurie et/ou de précarité, la presse a tendance à fonctionner avec l’élite dont elle rapporte les nouvelles. Dans cette situation, les organes de presse, dans ce cas les médias communautaires n’atteignent pas la masse malgré qu’ils se veulent des moyens de communication de masse. La culture du public influant sur sa consommation, cette presse ainsi élitiste finit par se couper de la masse. On assiste à la formation des ghettos marqués par la sous-consommation des médias à l’ombre de sociétés de grandes civilisations où on connaît la surconsommation médiatique. / Pas de résumé en anglais

Thèse de doctorat, Technische Universität, Berlin, 2007. / Bibliogr. p. 648-670. Index.

In Holocaust research, the study of elderly Jews in Nazi German ghettos remains a blind spot. This thesis begins to fill the research gap by exploring the everyday life of elderly Jews and their agency under the structural conditions of the Warsaw ghetto. On a broader scale, my key findings contribute to scholarly debates and lay the foundation for further research, on Jewish responses to ghettoization and agency during the Holocaust, including the continuity and disruption of gender roles and social hierarchies in the family and Jewish ghetto community as well as religious practices as a coping strategy for elderly Jews in the ghetto. The theoretical framework augments current gender scholarship and explanations of agency and structure in the ghetto with intersectional theory, including gender, class as intervening variables, which represents a barely used theoretical approach to an under-researched subject. To answer my main research question "How did gender, class, and family as well as the Jewish community and German authorities influence the life of elderly Jews in the ghetto?”, the analysis is conducted in the tradition of the history of the everyday on the micro-level. My empirical analysis examines the living conditions, agency, survival, and vulnerability to violence and death of elderly people in the Warsaw ghetto. The primary sources used in the empirical analysis are a combination of archival documents - including the clandestine Oneg Shabbat ghetto archive -, diaries and memoirs by elderly Jews as well as oral history interviews of their grandchildren. A general scarcity of sources by elderly, especially poor elderly and female elderly Jews in the primary sources available to the author, constitute the limitations of this thesis.