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PresentationIn contemporary Europe, we are witnessing the vanishing of anti-racism from political cultures and academic discourses, in favour of an approach that intervenes on immigrants and minorities themselves via public rhetoric on integration. This conference will thus bring together an international community engaging in debates on racism and anti-racism to discuss the analytical approaches and main findings of the European research project TOLERACE - The semantics of tolerance and (anti-)racism in Europe: public bodies and civil society in comparative perspective, coordinated by the Centre for Social Studies. The debate will focus on key issues that bring about an in-depth analysis of racism and anti-racism, such as the historical legacies of national formation processes and colonialism, contemporary political developments in European contexts, and the role of academia and social organisations in policy advice. The event is intended as an opportunity to engage with policymakers, academics, political activists, journalists and stakeholders at local, national and European levels, discussing the difficulties of addressing racism in contemporary European contexts, as well as to propose a way forward by identifying approaches and key areas in which a sound debate on anti-racism can be constructed.Free registration :&#160;http://www.ces.uc.pt/eventos/index.php?id=6517&#38;id_lingua=1&#38;pag=6588&#160;English-Portuguese translation services availableProgrammeFebruary, 19th9:30-10:00&#160;Welcome and Registration10:00-11:00&#160;Critical interventions in contemporary European politics: the future of an anti-racist agendaChair: Maria Paula Meneses (CES)Boaventura de Sousa Santos (Director of CES), Silvia Maeso (CES) and Marta Ara&#250;jo (CES)11:00-12:00&#160;Keynote address: Jorge Sampaio (former UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations)Lunch break14:00-16:30&#160;Anti-racism and policy developments in education and employmentChair: Frank Peter (EUV/U. of Bern)Presentations of TOLERACE case studies:Portugal, M. Ara&#250;jo (CES) - educationBasque Country, Mar&#237;a Martinez (UPV) - educationDenmark, Tina Jensen (SFI) - employmentUK, S. Sayyid (CERS, U. of Leeds) - employmentComments: Eva Smith-Asmussen (Chair of ECRI&#8217;s Working Group on Discrimination in Employment, European Commission) and Robert Rustem (European Roma Rights Commission)Discussion17:00-18:00&#160;Keynote address:&#160;David T. Goldberg (University of California, Irvine)February, 20th9:30-11:00&#160;(Anti-)racism and the mediaChair: Ian Law (U. of Leeds, CERS)Presentations of TOLERACE case studies:Italy, Simona Pagano (EUV)Spain-Andalusia, &#193;ngeles Casta&#241;o (U Sevilla)Germany, Hakan Tosuner (EUV)Discussion11:15-13:00&#160;Documentary "Era uma vez um arrast&#227;o"/ "The Beach Rampage That Never Was", Diana Andringa (2005) | Presentation by the documentary&#8217;s directorComments:to be announcedDiscussion14:30-15:30&#160;Keynote address: Ram&#243;n Grosfoguel (U. of California, Berkeley /Maison des Sciences de l&#8217;Homme, Paris)16:00-18:00&#160;Closing Session and Round table: "The state, academia and policy advice"Chair: Silvia Maeso (CES)Opening intervention: Kwame Nimako (U. of Amsterdam)Discussion: Javier S&#225;ez (Gypsy Secretariat Foundation, Spain), Arzu Merali (Islamic Human Rights Comision, UK), Mamadu Ba (SOS Racismo, Portugal) and Sandew Hira (Internationaal Institute for Scientific Research, The Netherlands)18:30-19:30&#160;Closing keynote address: Pedro Bacelar de Vasconcelos (Universidade do Minho)