In this episode, I talk with Linda Hyökki, Senior Policy and Advocacy Advisor at ECCAR, the European Coalition of Cities Against Racism. Linda coordinates the ECCAR Working Groups on anti-Muslim racism and antisemitism and talks to us about the range of work and actions that ECCAR and partner cities take to fight against anti-Muslim racism.
Linda’s recommended resources:
- ECCAR Guidebook on Local Actions Against Anti-Muslim Racism. Policy Recommendations for City Administrations and Their Partners. https://www.eccar.info/en/news/download-new-eccar-guidebook-local-actions-against-anti-muslim-racism
- ECCAR 10-Point Action Plan https://www.eccar.info/sites/default/files/document/Updated_Toolkit-en_10PointsActionPlan2023.pdf
- ECCAR YouTube with a Step-By-Step Guide for Local Anti-Racism Action Plans: https://www.youtube.com/@ECCAR_Network
- ECCAR Toolkit Chapter on Equality Data Collection https://www.eccar.info/sites/default/files/document/ECCAR_Toolkit_interactiv_final.pdf
- ECCAR Instagram https://www.instagram.com/eccar_network/
- ECCAR LinkedIn https://de.linkedin.com/company/european-coalition-of-cities-against-racism-eccar
- Bacchi, C., & Goodwin, S. (2016). Poststructural policy analysis: A guide to practice. Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1057/978-1-137-52546-8
Linda’s highlighted work:
- Hyökki, L. (2024). “’Men Come and Men Go, But God Is and Remains’: Finnish Female Muslim Converts to Islam and Agency.” In A. Easat-Daas, I. Zempi. (Eds.) ThePalgrave Handbook of Gendered Islamophobia. Palgrave https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52022-8_17
- Hyökki, L. (2022). Whiteness and Anti-Muslim Racism in Finland: The Racialisation of Finnish Muslim Converts. Context: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 9(1),61–86. https://context.cns.ba/index.php/context/article/view/207
- Hafez, F. & Hyökki, L. (2019). Researching Sisters and Brothers: Implications of In-Group Research to Fieldwork Among Muslims. In K. Limacher, A. Mattes & C. Novak (Eds.), Prayer, Pop and Politics Researching Religious Youth in Migration Society. V&R University Press. https://doi.org/10.14220/9783737009799.55
Thank you to Elmeri Tommiska for the music and to Jyri Väisänen for the post-production assistance.
