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X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:CES: The Rise of Diversity Rhetoric in Germany and its Complicity with the "Myth of Merit"
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SUMMARY:CES: The Rise of Diversity Rhetoric in Germany and its Complicity with the "Myth of Merit"
DESCRIPTION:<div class="scroll"><div class="summary">For up-to-date information see the <a href="https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/#/events/3423" data-url="https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/#/events/3423">CES website</a>.</div><div class="summary"><br>An affirmative rhetoric regarding diversity and related practices is becoming increasingly popular in German-speaking countries. However, similar to other national contexts, the actual ramifications of this “diversity turn” for differentiating between desired and undesired diversity and, eventually, for legitimizing inclusion and exclusion, are highly controversial. An empirical investigation of diversity policies in practice shows that ideas of performance play a key role when organizations draw boundaries between legitimate diversity and “differences too far”. However, organizations rarely discuss or question what "performance" is, and how it can be achieved, which perpetuates the “myth of merit”.</div><div class="speakers"><div class="speaker"><a href="https://www.diversitaetssoziologie.sg.tum.de/en/team/research-associates/laura-dobusch/"> <br>Laura Dobusch</a> <span class="affiliations">Visiting Scholar, CES, Harvard University<br><br></span></div></div><div class="sponsors"><span>Sponsors:</span> <a href="https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/studygroups/vs_seminar/">Visiting Scholars Seminar: New Research on Europe</a></div><div class="contact"><span><br>Contact:</span> Arthur Goldhammer, <a href="mailto:art.goldhammer@gmail.com">art.goldhammer@gmail.com</a></div></div>
LOCATION:Adolphus Busch Hall, Cabot Room
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