Othering

Paulina Segarra and Nicole Goldberg-Dalma

Chapter 119 in Elgar Encyclopedia of Historical Organisation Studies, 2026, pp 423-425 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Othering in historical organisation studies refers to the process through which individuals or groups are constructed as fundamentally different, alien or inferior in relation to a dominant organisational or societal norm. Rooted in traditions from sociology, anthropology and postcolonial and gender studies, the concept is used to examine how those who fall outside prevailing norms of a given society or group are marginalised, dehumanised or excluded. In organisational contexts, othering serves as a critical tool to explore the way in which social hierarchies are historically (re)produced and maintained by legitimating inequality, reinforcing boundaries and shaping organisational narratives and practices.

Keywords: Exclusion; Historical narratives; Identity; Marginalisation; Organisational memory; Otherness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781035332922
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