The multiculturalism backlash : European discourses, policies and practices / edited by Steven Vertovec and Susanne Wessendorf.

Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/​Created
London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.
Description
1 online resource (221 p.)

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In a relatively short time, many European governments have been purposefully dropping the notion 'multicultural' or other references to cultural diversity in their policy vocabularies. More and more politicians and public intellectuals have criticized a perceived shift towards 'too much diversity'. This volume goes beyond the conventional approaches to the topic offering a careful examination of not only the social conditions and political questions surrounding multiculturalism but also the recent emergence of a 'backlash' against multicultural initiatives, programmes and infrastructures.
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Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language note
English
Contents
  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Notes on contributors; 1 Introduction: As sessing the backlash against multiculturalism in Europe; 2 The rise and fall of multiculturalism?: New debates on inclusion and accommodation in diverse societies; 3 British and others: From 'race' to 'faith'; 4 From toleration to repression: The Dutch backlash against multiculturalism; 5 "We're not all multiculturalists yet": France swings between hard integration and soft anti-discrimination; 6 Denmark versus multiculturalism; 7 Switzerland: A multicultural country without multicultural policies?
  • 8 Germany: Integration policy and pluralism in a self-conscious country of immigration9 Dynamics of diversity in Spain: Old questions, new challenges; 10 Multiculturalism: A Canadian defence; Index
ISBN
  • 1-135-27070-8
  • 1-135-27071-6
  • 1-282-57650-X
  • 9786612576508
  • 0-203-86754-8
OCLC
  • 609850605
  • 638996229
Doi
  • 10.4324/9780203867549
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