How white supremacy undermines the universal human rights agenda

In Western polities, the aspect of belonging is constructed, marketed and packaged through linguistic racism and cultural practices that align only with mainstream society. In this way, a false assumption of a homogeneous society is created to justify the othering of anyone who looks different.

This study examines the plausible foundations of white supremacy and how it creates power asymmetries that are counterproductive to the attainment of cooperative global initiatives, particularly the universal human rights agenda.