Combating Racism and Xenophobia: Transatlantic and International Perspectives Paperback - 2011

Cedric Herring is Professor of Sociology and Public Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is also Director of the Race and Public Policy Program in the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois. Dr. Herring is former President of the Association of Black Sociologists, and he was the Interim Head of the Sociology Department at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He was also the Founding Director of the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy at UIC. He conducts research and publishes on topics such as race and public policy, workforce diversity and business performance, stratification and inequality, and employment policy. He has published six books and more than 60 scholarly articles in outlets such as the American Sociological Review, the American Journal of Sociology, and Social Problems. His most recent books are Skin Deep: How Race and Complexion Matter in the "Color-Blind" Era and The State of the State of Illinois. His most recent scholarly article, published in the American Sociological Review, is entitled: Does Diversity Pay?: Race, Gender, and the Business Case for Diversity." That article was cited by DiversityInc. Magazine as one of the five best research efforts on the impact of diversity. Dr. Herring is currently working on a project funded by the Ford Foundation entitled: "Rethinking Race and Affirmative Action in the U.S. and South Africa." He has received support for his research from the National Science Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, the Joyce Foundation, and others. In addition, he has shared his findings in community forums, in newspapers and magazines, on radio and television, as an expert witness, before government officials, and at the United Nations.