racialization

Definition

The historical and social process of categorizing, marginalizing, or assigning racial meaning to individuals or groups, often to justify systems of oppression.

Etymology

Derived from the noun 'race' (from French 'race' or Italian 'razza'), combined with the suffix '-ization' to denote the act of making or becoming, which became common in sociological discourse in the 20th century.

In the news

The article uses this term to describe the external processes and international forces that contributed to the preparation and execution of the Rwandan genocide, challenging the idea that the event was solely a domestic affair.

Symposium on Reframing Transitional Justice: Transitional Justice’s “Unit of Analysis” Problem

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