This paper examines how, in order to eradicate
racism in Britain after the Second World War, several
theories of racism have
been adopted as public policy to attempt dealing with this issue. It analyzes four distinct and successive
theories according to which the issue of
racism was handled in Britain during the postwar period and beyond. Outline Race Neutrality and Assimilation Theories Racial Harmony and Issues of Identity Positivism and Essentialism