Concepts of Multiculturalism

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Unit 2

• Concepts of Multiculturalism

2
Multiculturalism

• Descriptive
• Normative- see bellow
• Government policy
• (Canada, Australia)
• Institutional policies
• (UK racial equality, CERES)
• See Unit 4

3
Multiculturalism cont.

• Conservative (diversity as a deficit, communit.)
• Left essentialist (Afrocentrism, also communit.)
• Liberal (natural equality, lack of opportunities,
  decontextualisation, depolitisation)
• but procedural liberalism vs communitarian
  liber. Kis, Taylor, Kymlicka (see also politics
  of recognition)
• Pluralist - salad bowl (exoticism, affirmation)
  vs melting pot

4
Multiculturalism cont.

• Critical MC (Frankfurt School, power,
  emancipation, soc. justice, self reflection)
• Antiracist (life chances - CERES)
• Reflexive (Ali Ratansi Derrida Giddens)
• Cosmopolitan
• Ethnicity as habitus (Bourdieu)
• Hybridity (H. Bhabha, Paul Gilroy, St. Hall)
  rooting vs shifting
• (see S. May, P. McLaren, etc)

5
Multiculturalism cont.

• V. Parrillo three models of minority
  integration
• Assimilation (majority- comformity)
• Amalgamation (melting pot)
• Accommodation (pluralism) (multiculturalism)
• Multiculturalism diversity cooperation
• Parillo, 1997

6
Multiculturalism cont.

• Eva Sobotka policies twds the Roma in CEE
• Exclusion
• Assimilation
• Co-existence
• Multiculturalism
• Sobotka 2003

7
Multicultural Policy target groups/requirements

• Indigenous (Nunavat, Sami)
• National minorities (Canada, Europe)
• Legal immigrants (USA, Australia)
• Irregular illegal immigrants denizens/metics
• AfroAmericans
• Roma, Ch. Jews, Amish, etc
• See Unit 3
• Kymlicka
• stages communitarian, liberal, nation building

8
Multiculturalism cont.

• Integration, inclusion, inclusive education
• Intercultural vs multiculrural
• Politics of redistribution,
• of recognition (Frazer)
• politics of equal dignity (Autonomy)
• politics of difference (Authenticity) (Taylor)