1. Introduction: situating the present Karim Murji and John Solomos; Part I. Debates: Introduction to Part I; 2. Race and the science of difference in the age of genomics Sandra Soo-Jin Lee; 3. Colour-blind egalitarianism as the new racial norm Charles A. Gallagher; 4. Getting over the Obama hope hangover: the new racism in 'post-racial' America Eduardo Bonilla-Silva (with Victor E. Ray); 5. Does a recognition of mixed race move us toward post-race? Miri Song; 6. Acting 'as' and acting 'as if': two approaches to the politics of race and migration Leah Bassel; 7. Can race be eradicated? The post-racial problematic Brett St Louis; Part II. Perspectives: Introduction to Part II; 8. Superseding race in sociology: the perspective of critical rationalism Michael Banton; 9. Critical race feminism Adrien K. Wing; 10. Performativity and 'raced' bodies Shirley Tate; 11. Racism: psychoanalytic and psycho-social approaches Simon Clarke; 12. The sociology of whiteness: beyond good and evil white people Matthew W. Hughey; 13. (Sexual) whiteness and national identity: race, class and sexuality in colour-blind France Éric Fassin; 14. Racial comparisons, relational racisms: some thoughts on method David Theo Goldberg; 15. Conclusion: back to the future Karim Murji and John Solomos.

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