ABSTRACT
The chapter examines how analysis of racism can benefit from decolonial theory and especially the concept coloniality. Loftsdóttir pays special attention to countries in Europe that historically have perceived themselves as located on the margins of Europe and its colonial past. These are places where claims of colonial innocence have worked towards refuting the existence of racism, where in some cases, such as the Nordic countries, the colonial past is seen as non-existing or irrelevant. Loftsdóttir asks how racism is justified or rendered meaningful in such contexts and in what ways the plurality of Europe must be recognised when discussing racism.
