A theoretical approach used to deconstruct racial ideologies, and analyse the politics of ‘race’ and the links between nationalism—or localism—and racism (Dunn (2006) Geog. Res. 4, 4). The interdisciplinary field of critical race studies pursues the claim that race has no necessary epistemological status in itself, but depends on the context and organization of its production for its political effects (Anderson (2008) Cult. Geogs 15, 2).