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How can diversity be practiced without reinforcing the very inequalities it aims to dismantle?
In this book, Maddy Janssens and Chris Steyaert address this pressing question by critically examining the assumptions behind current diversity initiatives and turning to critical practice theory and queer theory for novel insights. Through imaginative concepts, inspiring illustrations, and an integrative case study within the dance world, the authors articulate the ‘conditions of possibility’ for a fresh, impactful alternative. This book advocates for a shift from individual efforts to collective practices, proposing a politics of organizational worldmaking oriented at multiplicity – a practicing of diversity that aspires to transformative change into livable and just work lives.
“Finally, we have a book that allows us to see what is possible in institutionalizing organizational diversity by embracing insights from practice theory and queer theory. A must-read for scholars and organizations worldwide interested in creating transformative change towards equity and inclusion for all.” Stella Nkomo, University of Pretoria
“On Practicing Diversity performs a much-needed turn from individual capacities to organizational practices without losing touch with personal experience. Its passionate plea for knowing with feeling makes real change possible.” Sara Louise Muhr, Copenhagen Business School
Maddy Janssens is Professor in the Department of Work and Organisation Studies at KU Leuven, Belgium.
Chris Steyaert is Professor of Organizational Psychology at the University of St Gallen, Switzerland.
Introduction
1. Blockages of Practicing Diversity in an Inhospitable Organizational Space
2. Organizing Multiplicity through a Nexus of Practices
3. Performing the Multiplicitous Self through Queering Identity
4. Multiplicity, Attunement, and Organizational Worldmaking in Dance
Conclusion