Policies That Perpetuate Inequality - by Leland Ware (Hardcover)

About the Book

This book examines how "colorblind" policies perpetuate racial bias by masking the structural and systemic roots of inequality.

Book Synopsis

This book examines how "colorblind" policies perpetuate racial bias by masking the structural and systemic roots of inequality.
Leland Ware critically examines the persistence of racial inequality in the United States despite landmark legal advancements, arguing that numerous policies obscure the structural forces that sustain segregation and disparity-particularly in education. Through analysis of the strategic use of racially coded political rhetoric and key Supreme Court rulings, Ware demonstrates how race-neutral frameworks often reinforce, rather than remediate, systemic inequity. For legal scholars, educators, sociologists, and political scientists, this work offers a reinterpretation of civil rights jurisprudence, a framework for addressing de facto segregation, and a vital lens through which to understand how racial resentment continues to shape policy and public discourse.

Review Quotes

"Drawing on historical examples and contemporary events, Leland Ware convincingly shows how law and policy, even when purportedly colorblind, perpetuate inequality. In the United States, de facto segregation and dog whistle politics entrench differences, while in Europe, the rise of nationalist rhetoric does the same. Timely and important, this book is a potent reminder of the challenges to full inclusion and integration that lie ahead." --Rachel F. Moran, Professor and Director of the Education Law Program, Texas A&M University School of Law, USA

About the Author

Leland Ware is Louis L. Redding Professor Emeritus at the University of Delaware, USA.