Publications

Key publications

Nine articles that carry the core of the argument
  • 2022

    How official nationalism fuels labour market discrimination against migrants in the Netherlands and its institutional alternatives

    Siebers, H. and Koster, M. Nations and Nationalism, 28(1): 98–116.

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  • 2019

    Are education and nationalism a happy marriage? Ethno-nationalist disruptions of education in Dutch classrooms

    Siebers, H. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 40(1): 33–49.

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  • 2018

    Does the superdiversity label stick? Configurations of ethnic diversity in Dutch classrooms

    Siebers, H. International Sociology, 33(6): 674–691.

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  • 2017

    “Race” versus “ethnicity”? Critical race essentialism and the exclusion and oppression of migrants in the Netherlands

    Siebers, H. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 40(3): 369–387.

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  • 2017

    What turns migrants into ethnic minorities at work? Factors erecting ethnic boundaries among Dutch police officers

    Siebers, H. Sociology, 51(3): 608–625.

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  • 2015

    Is it cultural racism? Discursive oppression and exclusion of migrants in the Netherlands

    Siebers, H. and Dennissen, M.H.J. Current Sociology, 63(3): 470–489.

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  • 2015

    Why migrants earn less: in search of the factors producing the ethno-migrant pay gap in a Dutch public organization

    Siebers, H. and Van Gastel, J. Work, Employment and Society, 29(3): 371–391.

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  • 2010

    The impact of migrant-hostile discourse in media and politics on racioethnic closure in career development in the Netherlands

    Siebers, H. International Sociology, 25(4): 475–500.

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  • 2009

    Struggles for recognition: the politics of racioethnic identity among Dutch national tax administrators

    Siebers, H. Scandinavian Journal of Management, 25(1): 73–84.

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Journal articles

Peer-reviewed and academic journals
  • 2022

    How official nationalism fuels labour market discrimination against migrants in the Netherlands and its institutional alternatives

    Siebers, H. and Koster, M. Nations and Nationalism, 28(1): 98–116.

    Read →
  • 2021

    Identiteit en discriminatie van mensen met een migratie-achtergrond

    Siebers, H. Journaal Vreemdelingenrecht, 20(1): 50–67.

  • 2019

    Are education and nationalism a happy marriage? Ethno-nationalist disruptions of education in Dutch classrooms

    Siebers, H. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 40(1): 33–49.

    Read →
  • 2018

    Does the superdiversity label stick? Configurations of ethnic diversity in Dutch classrooms

    Siebers, H. International Sociology, 33(6): 674–691.

    Read →
  • 2017

    “Race” versus “ethnicity”? Critical race essentialism and the exclusion and oppression of migrants in the Netherlands

    Siebers, H. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 40(3): 369–387.

    Read →
  • 2017

    What turns migrants into ethnic minorities at work? Factors erecting ethnic boundaries among Dutch police officers

    Siebers, H. Sociology, 51(3): 608–625.

    Read →
  • 2015

    Is it cultural racism? Discursive oppression and exclusion of migrants in the Netherlands

    Siebers, H. and Dennissen, M.H.J. Current Sociology, 63(3): 470–489.

    Read →
  • 2015

    Why migrants earn less: in search of the factors producing the ethno-migrant pay gap in a Dutch public organization

    Siebers, H. and Van Gastel, J. Work, Employment and Society, 29(3): 371–391.

    Read →
  • 2013

    Flexibilisering en andere hobby’s

    Mutsaers, P., Siebers, H. and Blommaert, J. Openbaar Bestuur, 23(2): 12–15.

  • 2012

    Nationalisering van de Nederlandse Politie

    Mutsaers, P., Siebers, H., De Ruijter, A. and Jochoms, T. Openbaar Bestuur, 22(4): 2–6.

  • 2010

    The impact of migrant-hostile discourse in media and politics on racioethnic closure in career development in the Netherlands

    Siebers, H. International Sociology, 25(4): 475–500.

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  • 2010

    Affirmed identities? The experience of black middle managers dealing with affirmative action and equal opportunity policies in a South African mine

    Op ’t Hoog, C., Siebers, H. and Linde, B. South African Journal of Labour Relations, 34(2): 60–83.

  • 2009

    (Post)bureaucratic organizational practices and the production of racioethnic inequality at work

    Siebers, H. Journal of Management and Organization, 15(1): 62–81.

  • 2009

    Struggles for recognition: the politics of racioethnic identity among Dutch national tax administrators

    Siebers, H. Scandinavian Journal of Management, 25(1): 73–84.

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  • 2009

    Registreren van etniciteit is spelen met vuur

    Siebers, H. Openbaar Bestuur, 19(2): 2–6.

  • 2005

    Het multiculturele drama

    Siebers, H. Openbaar Bestuur, 15(11): 8–12.

  • 2004

    The management of multiculturalism: coming to terms with the multiplication of experienced difference

    Siebers, H. International Journal on Multicultural Societies, 6(2): 300–321. Now known as New Diversities.

  • 2002

    Casting the enemy in times of turmoil: the integration approach and its impact on diversity in Dutch society and organizations

    Siebers, H. The International Journal of Applied Human Resource Management, 3(2): 36–46.

  • 1997

    Mixing and mingling in a globalizing world: identity constructions of the Q’eqchi’es of Guatemala

    Siebers, H. Focaal. Journal of Global and Historical Anthropology, 30/31: 179–192.

  • 1997

    Zwischen Fragmentierung und Reflexivität: Gibt es eine Zukunft für Identität und Ethnizität?

    Siebers, H. Peripherie. Zeitschrift für Politik und Ökonomie in der Dritten Welt, 17(67): 46–66.

  • 1991

    Indian religion and the Catholic Church in Guatemala

    Siebers, H. Religión y Cultura, 1(2–3): 35–54.

Books & edited volumes

Authored, co-authored and edited
  • Soon

    Labour Market Discrimination against Migrants and their Children – Drivers, Mechanisms, Interventions

    Siebers, H. IMISCOE–Springer. Forthcoming.

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  • 2012

    De 3600 werknemer: de nieuwe arbeidscultuur en de eindeloze concurrentie

    Blommaert, J., Mutsaers, P. and Siebers, H. Berchem: EPO.

  • 2004

    Globalization and Development. Themes and Concepts in Current Research

    Kalb, D., Pansters, W. and Siebers, H. (eds). Dordrecht: Kluwer.

  • 2002

    Management van diversiteit in arbeidsorganisaties

    Siebers, H., Verweel, P. and De Ruijter, A. Utrecht: Lemma.

  • 1999

    ‘We are children of the mountain’. Creolization and Modernization among the Q’eqchi’es

    Siebers, H. Amsterdam: CEDLA.

  • 1998

    Tradición, modernidad e identidad en los Q’eqchi’es

    Siebers, H. Cobán, Guatemala: Ak’ Kutan.

  • 1996

    Creolization and Modernization at the Periphery: The Case of the Q’eqchi’es of Guatemala

    Siebers, H. PhD thesis, Radboud University Nijmegen.

  • 1991

    Popular Power in Latin American Religions

    Droogers, A., Huizer, G. and Siebers, H. (eds). Saarbrücken / Fort Lauderdale: Breitenbach.

  • 1990

    Guatemala: retos de la Iglesia Católica en una sociedad en crisis

    Samandú, L., Siebers, H. and Sierra, O. San José, Costa Rica: DEI.

  • 1986

    Life and Death in Central America. A Sociological, Theological and Political Interpretation of the Irruption of the New Subject

    Samandú, L., Van Nieuwenhove, J., Siebers, H. and Klein Goldewijk, B. Exchange, Vol. XV. Leiden: IIMO.

Book chapters

Contributions to edited volumes
  • 2018

    When nationalism meets soft skills: towards a comprehensive framework for explaining ethno-migrant inequality in the Dutch labour market

    In: Rijken, C. and De Lange, T. (eds) Towards a Decent Labour Market for Low Waged Migrant Workers. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, pp. 247–266.

  • 2015

    Etno-productie in Nederland: etniciteit en etnische discriminatie als gevolg van de Nederlandse politiek en media

    Siebers, H., Mutsaers, P. and De Ruijter, A. In: Terlouw, A. and Davidovic, M. (eds) Diversiteit en discriminatie. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, pp. 245–261.

  • 2014

    Becoming a minority: ethno-manufacturing in the Netherlands

    Mutsaers, P., Siebers, H. and De Ruijter, A. In: Tripathy, J. and Padmanabhan, S. (eds) Becoming Minority: How Discourses and Policies Produce Minorities in Europe and India. New Delhi: Sage, pp. 174–195.

  • 2010

    Organisatiecultuur en verhulde discriminatie: over het onthullen van discriminatie in hedendaagse organisaties

    In: Forder, C.J. (ed.) Gelijke Behandeling: Oordelen en Commentaar 2009. Nijmegen: Wolf Legal Publishers, pp. 237–254.

  • 2010

    Ethnicity and sustainability in organizations: does organizational identification matter?

    Siebers, H. and Poels, A-M. In: Janssens, M. et al. (eds) The Sustainability of Cultural Diversity. Nations, Cities and Organizations. Cheltenham / Northampton: Edward Elgar, pp. 299–315.

  • 2010

    Tempered radicals seizing the moment: creating a master’s programme on cultural diversity in a Dutch university

    Zanoni, P. and Siebers, H. In: Katila, S., Meriläinen, S. and Tienari, J. (eds) Making Inclusion Work: Experiences from Academics around the World. Cheltenham / Northampton: Edward Elgar, pp. 19–32.

  • 2009

    Discrimination and cultural closure at work: evidence from two Dutch organizations

    In: Alghasi, S., Eriksen, T. and Ghorashi, H. (eds) Paradoxes of Cultural Recognition: Perspectives from Norway and The Netherlands. Aldershot: Ashgate, pp. 91–109.

  • 2004

    Identity formation: issues, challenges and tools

    In: Kalb, D., Pansters, W. and Siebers, H. (eds) Globalization and Development. Dordrecht: Kluwer, pp. 75–102.

  • 2004

    Management of knowledge and social transformation: a case study from Guatemala

    In: Bicker, A., Sillitoe, P. and Pottier, J. (eds) Development and Local Knowledge. New York / London: Routledge, pp. 31–50.

  • 2004

    Conflictive domains of globalization and development

    Kalb, D., Pansters, W. and Siebers, H. In: Globalization and Development. Dordrecht: Kluwer, pp. 1–8.

  • 2003

    The performative nature of identification: modes of management and actors at work

    Siebers, H. and Vermeulen, J. In: Koot, W., Leisink, P. and Verweel, P. (eds) Organizational Relationships in the Networking Age. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 45–66.

  • 2002

    Organizing multiculturalism: managing the multiplication of experienced difference

    In: Van Rinsum, H.J. and De Ruijter, A. (eds) More on MOST: Proceedings of an Expert Meeting. Amsterdam: UNESCO Centre The Netherlands, pp. 91–106.

  • 2000

    Contextualising on location: some reflections on events and interactions in organisational settings

    In: Gastelaars, M. (ed.) On Location. The Relevance of the ‘Here’ and ‘Now’ in Organisations. Maastricht: Shaker, pp. 183–200.

  • 2000

    Thinking together what falls apart: some reflections on the concept of identity

    In: Driessen, H. and Otto, T. (eds) Perplexities of Identification. Aarhus: Aarhus University Press, pp. 232–256.

  • 1998

    Globalization and religious creolization among the Q’eqchi’es of Guatemala

    In: Smith, C. and Prokopy, J. (eds) Latin American Religion in Motion. London: Routledge, pp. 261–273.

  • 1996

    Popular culture and development: religion, tradition and modernity among the Q’eqchi’es of Guatemala

    In: Salman, T. (ed.) The Legacy of the Disinherited. Amsterdam: CEDLA, pp. 137–158.

  • 1994

    On the crossroads between tradition and modernity: religious and economic development of the Q’eqchi’es of Guatemala

    In: Schuurman, F. (ed.) Current Issues in Development Studies. Saarbrücken / Fort Lauderdale: Breitenbach, pp. 209–245.

  • 1991

    Indian religion and the Catholic Church in Guatemala

    In: Droogers, A., Huizer, G. and Siebers, H. (eds) Popular Power in Latin American Religions. Saarbrücken / Fort Lauderdale: Breitenbach, pp. 82–105.

  • 1991

    Religious praxis and power relations: some reflections on the articles

    In: Droogers, A., Huizer, G. and Siebers, H. (eds) Popular Power in Latin American Religions. Saarbrücken / Fort Lauderdale: Breitenbach, pp. 260–275.

  • 1991

    Popular religion and power in Latin America: an introduction

    Droogers, A. and Siebers, H. In: Popular Power in Latin American Religions. Saarbrücken / Fort Lauderdale: Breitenbach, pp. 1–25.

Other publications

Essays, review articles and book reviews
  • 2023

    Rapporten over institutioneel racisme laten veel steken vallen

    Siebers, H. Tijdschrift voor Sociale Vraagstukken / socialevraagstukken.nl, 16 January 2023.

  • 2018

    Activisten bevorderen juist racisme

    Siebers, H. Tijdschrift voor Sociale Vraagstukken / socialevraagstukken.nl, 21 December 2018.

  • 2018

    De WRR bezondigt zich aan methodisch nationalisme

    Siebers, H. Tijdschrift voor Sociale Vraagstukken / socialevraagstukken.nl, 6 June 2018.

  • 2017

    Dat de ‘Nederlandse identiteit wordt bedreigd’ is gevaarlijk en tendentieus

    Siebers, H. Tijdschrift voor Sociale Vraagstukken / socialevraagstukken.nl, 1 April 2017.

  • 2016

    De pot verwijt de ketel. Hoe antiracisme de analyse van racisme een slechte dienst bewijst

    Siebers, H. Review of Essed, P. and Hoving, I. (eds) Dutch Racism. Sociologie, 12(2): 225–230.

  • 2015

    Politieagenten discrimineren omdat ze te veel vrijheid hebben: dat blijkt niet uit onderzoek

    Siebers, H. Tijdschrift voor Sociale Vraagstukken / socialevraagstukken.nl, 2 July 2015.

  • 2015

    VN-comité tegen racisme deed huiswerk niet

    Siebers, H. Tijdschrift voor Sociale Vraagstukken / socialevraagstukken.nl, 5 September 2015.

  • 2013

    Is de Nederlandse politiek racistisch?

    Siebers, H. Tijdschrift voor Sociale Vraagstukken / socialevraagstukken.nl, 26 October 2013.

  • 2012

    Nieuw politiek offensief tegen discriminatie is nodig

    Siebers, H. Tijdschrift voor Sociale Vraagstukken / socialevraagstukken.nl, 22 October 2012.

  • 2010

    Book review: When Ways of Life Collide: Multiculturalism and its Discontents in The Netherlands

    Siebers, H. and Mutsaers, P. Review of Sniderman, P.M. and Hagendoorn, L. International Review of Modern Sociology, 36(2): 253–256.

  • 1997

    Book review: Customary Law and Democratic Transition in Guatemala

    Siebers, H. Review of Sieder, R. European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, 63: 127–128.

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