On April 1st 2023 Marcel Maussen and Salama Konaté have started a new research project into the mechanisms of unintentional and structural racism and discrimination in Amsterdam. This research is a part of a European Horizon 2020 project entitled UNDETERRED in which the UvA team will collaborate with researchers in 4 other European countries and Canada. The project will run until 2027 and is coordinated by the University of Bordeaux.
The UNDETERRED research programme is funded by the European Commission under the “Horizon-Europe” calls for projects. The aim of this research programme is to detect, reveal and deactivate unintentional racism by firstly analysing experiences of unintentional racism by young people aged 18 to 35 in the fields of housing, healthcare, employment and education.
The Amsterdam study will focus on mapping the situation of racialized minorities in Amsterdam and investigate the public policies and interventions that have been developed in the city to combat racism and exclusion. A major goal of the research is to understand and assess ongoing policies and practices of antidiscrimination and inclusion. This will be done on the basis of a qualitative study with interviews and focus groups with key stakeholders. The aim is to draw on the experiences in Amsterdam and in Quebec to serve as a benchmark for the experimentation with innovative strategies and policies to combat exclusion and discrimination of racialized minorities in other cities.