Victor Ray|Pamela Herd|Donald P. Moynihan
Racialized Burdens: Applying Racialized Organization Theory to the Administrative State
University of Iowa|Georgetown University|Georgetown University
abstract article develops concept racialized burdens means examining role race administrative practice racialized burdens experience learning compliance psychological costs serve inequality reproducing mechanisms develop concept examine administrative burdens us state theoretical perspective racialized organizations using examples attempts access citizenship rightsvia immigration voting social safety netwe illustrate key points first racialized burdens combine control access resources ideas racial groups ways typically disadvantage racially marginalized groups second still promising fair equal treatment racially disproportionate burdens laundered facially neutral rules via claims burdens necessary unrelated reasons third racialized burdens emerge explicit forms racial bias policies administrative practices become illegal politically untenable culturally unacceptable racialized burdens neatly carry production racial inequality concealing providing alibi