Professor Keon West is a social psychologist at the University of London and a visiting professor at the London School of Economics. He earned his doctorate from Oxford University in 2010 as a Rhodes Scholar and has since published more than 70 quantitative papers on prejudice and discrimination in many of the best peer-reviewed social-psychology journals, including Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, The Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, and Perspectives on Psychological Science. Professor West has written for national and international newspapers and been the host of numerous radio and television shows on the topics of prejudice and discrimination. He is a citizen of three countries and has, over his life, been a resident of four. He is a husband, a father of two boys, a hobby photographer, and a huge fan of Star Trek. He has always been Black.

"Illuminating, surprising, unnerving, moving... and, sadly, utterly necessary for this time in history."-- "Sathnam Sanghera, international bestselling author of Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain"

"It is quite a feat to pull off a densely informative book about a horrible subject that also manages to be charismatic and funny . . . highly readable." -- "The Guardian"

"A data-driven portrait of racism exposes the persistent reality of racial biases... eye-opening."-- "Science"

"Keon West wrote his new book, The Science of Racism, to bring empirical evidence to the racism discourse. It couldn't come at a more perfect time.... It's a statistics-packed tour through the rigorous world of scientific studies about racism in the workplace and beyond. It also happens to be a timely antidote to a set of beliefs that are on track to becoming conventional wisdom in the U.S."-- "Fast Company"

"Persuasive and precise . . . The Science of Racism is a book that shouldn't have to exist, but I am glad it does . . . The fight is real, and this book is a weapon."-- "Adam Rutherford, The Spectator"

"Urgent and timely . . . If you have never encountered any of the arguments around racism enacted by both individuals and systems, this book is, sadly, an urgent place to start."-- "Financial Times"

"There are several passages in The Science of Racism that almost short-circuit the brain . . . An essential read."-- "The Independent"

Publisher: Abrams Press

Pub date: 2027-02-02

Length: 352 pages