Development, racism, and discrimination in the Dominican Republic

Abstract

From an analysis of recent empirical research in the Dominican Republic, this article addresses the ways in which racism underpins elements of governance, and explores organisational and individual responses to racialised discrimination initiated by the state. The context is timely, given the steady rise in reported racist and violent attacks against people presumed to be of Haitian origin in the Dominican Republic over the past five years. The government has intensified formal military and police round-ups of migrants and settlers suspected to be of Haitian origin, and this article assesses the group and individual responses to these state-led actions, analysing formal and informal interventions, their evolution, maintenance, and impact.

Keywords:

• Rights
• Gender and Diversity
• Labour and Livelihoods
• Civil Society
• Latin America and the Caribbean

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David Howard

Based in the Institute of Geography at the University of Edinburgh, David Howard has research interests in social and urban geography, especially in relation to the Dominican Republic, Belize, and Jamaica, and in theoretical links between urban spaces, territory, and race. Contact details: Institute of Geography, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9XP, Scotland. [email protected]