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SUMMARY:DEI U-Turns: Understanding Negative Turns in DEI Attitudes
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260511T124500
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DESCRIPTION:Opposition to diversity\, equity\, and inclusion (DEI) efforts
  is on the rise\, including among ostensible beneficiaries (e.g.\, women\,
  ethnic minorities). Although much is known about why people may oppose DE
 I in general\, less is known about cases where individuals move from being
  supporters of DEI to opponents\, a change we call DEI U-Turns.\n\nWe anal
 yse qualitative interviews with workers who have felt their views on DEI m
 ove from support to opposition to understand variance in the reasons for t
 his change. In contrast to those clearly excluded from DEI (members of dom
 inant groups who tell familiar stories around perceived conflicts between 
 DEI and meritocracy)\, we find that people with a more ambiguous relations
 hip with DEI (e.g.\, Middle Eastern and Asian Americans\, White people wit
 h disabilities)\, tell a different story.\n\nNon-prototypical beneficiarie
 s recount grappling with experiences of involuntary inclusion in and/or ex
 clusion from DEI practices\, generating dissatisfaction and distancing. In
  illuminating why many would-be supporters have become opponents\, this wo
 rk reveals unchecked assumptions about who is included in DEI and novel th
 eorising about people on the boundaries of identity-based policies.\n\nPle
 ase join either in person or online. For in-person attendees\, the talk wi
 ll be preceded by a light lunch at 12.15pm.\n\nPlease email comms@sociolog
 y.ox.ac.uk with any questions.
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LOCATION:Department of Sociology – Seminar Room\, 42-43 Park End Street 
 Oxford  OX1 1JD
SPEAKER:Felix Danbold (UCL)
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