What happens to problem-solution pathways when racism is prominent in a public policy issue and a group of stakeholders—the majority of whom are White—dialogue about desired policy changes? I examine this question through a case study of community dialogues about policing, safety, race, and White privilege after Philando Castile was killed by a police officer. Through longitudinal, ethnographic analysis, I trace how a series of deliberative dialogues made White complicity in racism visible, leading to problem-solution pathways expanding beyond an initial focus on policing reform to also incorporate White residents' making deeper commitments to anti-racism and inclusion. This shift occurred through the sequencing of topics, slowing down the pace of problem definition, building relationships, dialogue norms and facilitation methodologies, and BIPOC participants' labor. I conclude with suggestions for more constructive democratic processes to support anti-racist governance.

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通过有关安全问题和解决方案的社区对话（去）以白度为中心

当种族主义在公共政策问题中突出并且一群利益相关者（其中大多数是白人）就期望的政策变化进行对话时，问题解决途径会发生什么？我通过菲兰多·卡斯蒂尔被警察杀害后有关警务、安全、种族和白人特权的社区对话的案例研究来研究这个问题。通过纵向的人种学分析，我追踪了一系列深思熟虑的对话如何使白人在种族主义中的共谋变得显而易见，从而导致问题解决途径超越最初关注的警务改革，同时纳入白人居民对反种族主义和包容性做出的更深入的承诺。这种转变是通过主题排序、放慢问题定义、建立关系、对话规范和促进方法以及 BIPOC 参与者劳动的步伐而发生的。最后，我提出了关于更具建设性的民主进程的建议，以支持反种族主义治理。