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Anna & Anna - Mama, Meinung, Macht10 - Weiße Eltern Schwarzer Kinder – Rassismus und multiracial FamilienIn dieser Folge sprechen wir über ein Thema, das uns als weiße Mütter Schwarzer Kinder seit vielen Jahren begleitet: Rassismus. Wie erleben unsere Kinder ihn? Welche Rolle spielt unsere eigene weiße Perspektive? Und wie können wir ihnen wirkungsvoll zur Seite stehen, ohne ihre Erfahrungen zu übergehen? Dafür haben wir einen besonderen Gast eingeladen: Serge Palasie, selbst Schwarzes Kind einer weißen Mutter, heute in der politischen Bildungsarbeit zu Rassismus und Kolonialismus aktiv. Mit ihm sprechen wir darüber,wie wir mit unseren Kindern über Rassismus sprechen können – und warum Schweigen nicht schütztwelche Erfahrungen Se...
2025-12-0256 min
ReSearching DiversityUrsula Moffitt: Critical consciousness || Positionality in researchIn this episode, we talked to Ursula Moffitt who is an assistant professor at the University of New Mexico, in the USA. PAST (00:02:42): Ursula describes her path into academia and her continuous struggles with the boundaries of particular academic disciplines, including psychology.PRESENT (00:11:33): We talk about a study from Quiles and colleagues (2023) about how young adults during the Covid-19 pandemic perceived their own critical consciousness and how this differed depending on the societal position of participants. We further discuss how critical consciousness can be connected to being and identifying as “White”, which is closely linked to Ur...
2025-03-0740 min
ReSearching DiversityElisabeth Kaneza: Intersectionality in law || Empowering scholars of colorIn this episode, we talked to Elisabeth Kaneza who is a legal and political scholar and a community outreach officer at the German Center for Integration and Migration (DeZiM) in Berlin, Germany. PAST (00:02:20): Elisabeth emphasizes the importance of equal rights and chances for all, the impact of racial discrimination that require structural solutions. She also describes her journey into academia. PRESENT (00:09:35): We discuss an article by Kimberlé Crenshaw (1989) about equality in law, the intersections of race and sex. This article has been groundbreaking in many ways. Importantly, it has established that scientific theories insufficiently cap...
2024-05-0840 min
ReSearching DiversityReSearching a Healthy Start || Lysanne te Brinke & Milene Gonçalves: Youth participationIn this episode, we listen to a conversation between Lysanne te Brinke (assistant professor at Erasmus University Rotterdam) and Milene Gonçalves (associate professor at the Technical University Delft). Both are leading members of the ambition “Youth participation” in Healthy Start, a consortium that aims to better understand and support the healthy development of all youths in the Netherlands.PAST (00:01:43): We learn how different academic fields (developmental psychology versus design) have influenced how Lysanne and Milene define and use “youth participation” in their work. PRESENT (00:09:55): Lysanne and Milene give us insights into how participatory research can be use...
2024-02-1328 min
ReSearching DiversityReSearching a Healthy Start || Yara Toenders & Wanda Tempelaar: Youth Mental Health and Well-beingIn this bonus episode, we listen to Yara Toenders (fellow at Healthy Start / Erasmus University Rotterdam) and Wanda Tempelaar (clinical child and youth psychiatrist at the Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam). Both are members of the ambition “Youth Mental Health and Well-being” in Healthy Start, a consortium that aims to better understand and support the healthy development of all youths in the Netherlands. PAST (00:02:10): Yara and Wanda both share the challenges and opportunities they have faced when relocating to another country during their studies and work life. They talk about the uncertainty and ambiguity, about coincidence and spont...
2024-01-3129 min
ReSearching DiversityReSearching a Healthy Start || Reshmi Marhe & Laura van Duin: Youth Delinquency and AddictionIn this bonus episode, we listen to a conversation between Reshmi Marhe (assistant professor at Erasmus University Rotterdam) and Laura van Duin (psychologist at De Nieuwe Kans, Rotterdam). Both are members of the ambition “Youth Delinquency and Addiction” in Healthy Start, a consortium that aims to better understand and support the healthy development of all youths in the Netherlands.PAST (00:01:40): We learn that Reshmi and Laura both obtained a PhD and worked in the same department. Their paths have since diverged: Reshmi continued focussing on research in forensic and legal psychology and Laura went into clinical practice, work...
2024-01-1630 min
ReSearching DiversityCeren Abacıoğlu: Majority-group acculturation || Complex Dynamic Systems TheoryIn this episode, we talked to Ceren Abacıoğlu who is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. PAST (00:02:11): Ceren talks about the struggles of studying and working in another country, about adapting to new cultures and new working environments. She explains how she became interested in the concept of acculturation, meaning the changes that happen if people from different cultures are in contact with one another over an extended period of time. PRESENT (00:09:08): We discuss the article by Kunst and colleagues (2021) about majority group acculturation. This article is groundbreaking because it f...
2023-12-1932 min
ReSearching DiversityLisa Spanierman: White racial identity || White allyshipIn this episode, we talked to Lisa Spanierman who is a professor of counseling and counseling psychology and associate dean for academic personnel and faculty success in the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts at the Arizona State University, U.S. PAST (00:02:03): Lisa describes growing up in a so-called “White bubble” in New Jersey. She explains how living in a majority Black dorm during her studies in Florida, and subsequently meeting academic role models at teachers college in New York City sparked her interest in issues related to structural racism in society and White privilege. During her Ph.D...
2023-09-181h 01
ReSearching DiversityPaul Gorski: Culture and equity in teacher education || Activist burnoutIn this episode, we spoke with Paul Gorski who is the founder of the Equity Literacy Institute, U.S. PAST (00:01:47): Paul shares how during college years he developed an interest in social justice while being aware of his own privileged identities in academia. Later, when Paul was a professor, he also became interested in activist burnout, meaning the stress-related symptoms and illnesses that may occur among activists who tend to work in highly stressful and unpredictable environments. PRESENT (00:13:34): Paul discusses an award lecture by Gloria Ladson-Billings (2009) on teacher education and how nov...
2023-07-0647 min
ReSearching DiversityTabea Hässler: Social change toward equality || LGBTQIA+ researchIn this episode, we spoke with Tabea Hässler who is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Zurich in Switzerland. PAST (00:01:32): Tabea shares how as a high school student and activist, she launched a campaign against racism and homophobia after noticing that these topics were ignored at school. She explains how decorating the school overnight and bringing in speakers and press to speak against racism and homophobia were her first steps to becoming an activistic scholar. PRESENT (00:11:33): Tabea discusses an article by Saguy and colleagues (2009) on positive intergroup contact and its r...
2023-02-1852 min
ReSearching DiversityLaura Taylor: Children’s peace building || Career-life balance in academiaIn this episode, we spoke with Laura Taylor who is an Assistant Professor at the University College Dublin in Ireland. PAST (00:02:00): Laura shares her incredible and winding path into academia, from being part of human rights and peace building work with NGO’s in Guatemala and Nepal, studying and teaching at university, and eventually pursuing a Ph.D. program in both peace studies and psychology. She explains how she ended up focusing on children, mental health, and on the constructive and agentic ways in which children can respond to conflict and violence. PRESENT (00:14:33): Laura discusses Dahl...
2023-02-0645 min
ReSearching DiversitySauro Civitillo: Multicultural education || Cultural responsive teaching in EuropeIn this episode, we spoke with Sauro Civitillo who is an Assistant Professor at the European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. PAST (00:02:15): Sauro shares his experiences as a “first-generation student”, meaning that he was the first one in his family to attend university and to follow an academic career. He talks about how his parents supported him and about the positive impact one of his teachers had by having high expectations of him. He also talks about the sudden choice to become a researcher at age 31 and how he got t...
2023-01-1741 min
ReSearching DiversityTiffany Florvil: Black European history || People of Color in German academiaIn this episode, we talked to Tiffany Florvil who is an Associate Professor at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, United States. Our main topics are Black German history and the normalization of whiteness as well as the history of race and racism in Europe. PAST (00:02:10): Tiffany describes her own experiences with racism while studying in Germany and how it sparked her interest in Black German experiences, Black German culture, and racism against People of Color in Germany. She talks about African Diaspora, the colonial past, and the normalization of Whiteness in Germany and Europe. Also...
2022-11-2147 min
ReSearching DiversityAndreas Zick: Social identity theory || Diversity in German academia[GERMAN EPISODE] In this episode, we talked to Andreas Zick who is the Scientific Director of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence (IKG) and Professor at the Faculty of Educational Science at Bielefeld University, Germany. Our main topics are social identity theory and intergroup conflict, but also diversity in German scientific institutions and the link between research and society. PAST (00:02:03): Andreas describes his personal academic journey along key, including contributing to the first cross-European survey on prejudice and racism. Here he addresses analytical challenges, challenges of establishing research on sensitive societal issues, and c...
2022-09-2449 min
ReSearching DiversityGülseli Baysu: Racial/ethnic discrimination and well-being || Representation in research samplesIn this episode, we spoke with Gülseli Baysu who is a Lecturer at the Queen's University of Belfast, U.K. As a psychologist she focusses, among other things, on cultural diversity, discrimination, and Muslim minorities in Europe. In this episode we talk about the awareness of ethnic/racial discrimination and how it relates to youth well-being, and inequalities regarding Western and non-Western research samples in psychology. PAST (00:01:43): Gülseli talks about her experiences as a “first-generation university student”, meaning that she was the first one in her family to attend university and to follow an academic career...
2022-08-1744 min
ReSearching DiversityJosefina Bañales: Critical consciousness || Participatory action researchIn this episode, we talked to Josefina Bañales who is an Assistant Professor in the Community and Prevention Research Area at the University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC, U.S.). Our main topics are critical consciousness and how social scientists can learn ‘with’, ‘from’ and ‘from within’ marginalized communities through participatory action research. PAST (00:02:03): Josefina describes her personal connection and dedication to the well-being and liberation of low-income communities of color and how sharing people’s stories has helped create knowledge about her own and other communitiesPRESENT (00:22:38): We discuss the article by Watts & Flanagan (2007) about youth civi...
2022-07-0452 min
ReSearching DiversityKarim Fereidooni: Rassismuskritik in Forschung und Bildung || Rassismus als Querschnittsaufgabe der Gesellschaft[GERMAN EPISODE] In dieser ersten deutschsprachigen Episode unseres Podcasts haben wir mit Prof. Dr. Karim Fereidooni über institutionelle Rassismuserfahrungen und Rassismuskritik in der deutschen Forschungs- und Bildungslandschaft gesprochen. Prof. Fereidooni ist Juniorprofessor für Didaktik der sozialwissenschaftlichen Bildung an der Ruhr-Universität Bochum.VERGANGENHEIT (00:02:14) Prof. Fereidooni teilt seinen Zugang zum wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten, seine Motivationsgründe über Rassismus zu forschen und Herausforderungen und Chancen, die sich für ihn als ehemals praktizierenden Lehrer und aktiven Wissenschaftler ergeben.GEGENWART (00:20:55) Prof. Fereidooni bringt einen Text über Distanzierungsmuster von Rassismus von Astrid Messerschmidt (2010) mit. Bezugnehmend zu seiner Studie verdeut...
2022-06-0251 min
ReSearching DiversityMehmet Day: Combining cultural identities || Linking research and practiceIn this episode, we talked to Mehmet Day who is a researcher at the Verwey-Jonker Institute and a Ph.D. student at Erasmus University Rotterdam (the Netherlands). Our main topics are combining multiple cultural identities and how educational research and practice can benefit from one another.PAST (00:02:00): Mehmet tells us about his own experiences, about being the first researcher in his family and about struggling to find academic role models.PRESENT (00:11:54): We discuss the article by Stuart & Ward (2011) about different strategies for balancing and negotiating multiple cultural identities, with the example of Muslim youth in New...
2022-04-2839 min
ReSearching DiversityMarta Miklikowska: Prejudice and intergroup contact || Women in academiaIn this episode, we talked to Marta Miklikowska who is an associate professor of Psychology at Umeå University (Sweden). Our main topics are prejudice, intergroup contact, and how activism and progressive policies can improve the representation of women in academia. PAST (00:01:35): Marta tells us about her own experiences with migration, prejudice, and the imposter syndrome in a male-dominated profession. She also elaborates the current situation of woman in academic leadership positions and gives some advice for young researchers on how to navigate the early years in an academic career. PRESENT (00:15:45): We discuss the article by...
2022-01-2643 min
ReSearching DiversityMoin Syed: Gender identity narratives || Open ScienceIn this episode, we talked to Moin Syed who is a professor of Psychology at the University of Minnesota (U.S.). Our main topics are gender identity and master narratives, gender socialization, academic practices in psychology, and the Open Science framework. PAST (00:01:56): We learn how Moin turned his personal experience of being treated differently from others and his interest in identity and development into a fascinating research subject. Moin also talks about methodological inconsistencies, issues and challenges of implementing new methods in the established domain of developmental psychology.PRESENT (00:18:38): Moin presents an outstanding paper f...
2021-12-0255 min
ReSearching DiversityTendai Chitewere: Environmental justice || Proactive inclusionIn this episode, we talk to Tendai Chitewere who is an associate professor of geography and environment at San Francisco State University (U.S.) and a visiting professor in the department of Inclusive Education at the University of Potsdam (Germany). Our main topics are proactive inclusion, environmental justice, and the chances and challenges for educators of color. PAST (00:02:20): We learn about Tendai's fascinating academic journey from studying water resources/hydrology to addressing social and environmental justice in broadly defined environments, including schools.PRESENT (00:12:15): We discuss an inspiring research article by Taylor, Paul, & McCoy (2019) about structures of...
2021-09-2748 min
ReSearching DiversityYudit Namer: Immigration, othering, and health || Relational justiceIn this episode, we talk to Yudit Namer who is a postdoctoral researcher at the School of Public Health at Bielefeld University (Germany). Our main topics are discrimination and othering and how they relate to the health of different generations of migrants. PAST (00:02:10): We learn how Yudit has been combining her different professional roles as therapist, researcher, and teacher.PRESENT (00:14:54): We discuss an inspiring research article by Viruell-Fuentes (2007) on immigration, discrimination, and healthresearch among Mexicans in the United States.FUTURE (00:30:17): Yudit elaborates on relational justice, relational ethics, and de-colonizing practices in research.
2021-07-0549 min
ReSearching DiversityLinda Juang: Racial-ethnic socialization || Mentoring in academiaIn our first episode, we talk to Linda Juang who is a professor of Inclusive Education at the University of Potsdam (Germany). Our main topic is racial-ethnic socialization, meaning how parents communicate about race and ethnicity with their children. PAST (00:02:32): Linda describes her own path into higher education, how she was inspired to continue in academia by a lecturer of color, and how her research interests have influenced her own parenting. PRESENT (00:12:13): We discuss the article by Hughes et al. (2008) on understanding ethnic socialization processes in ethnically diverse families. Besides parents, we discuss how schools in...
2021-04-0741 min
ReSearching Diversity(Re)Searching Diversity: TrailerJoin a group of six women in social sciences in their aim to increase visibility of inspiring social scientists and of cutting-edge research focusing on ethnic, cultural, and migration-related diversity.
2021-03-1601 min