Multiculturalism has become a political touchstone in many countries around the world. While many of those on the right oppose it, and many of those on the left embrace it, things are not this simple. For those who defend them, multicultural policies are generally seen as key to the fair and success
Multiculturalism and Interculturalism: Debating the Dividing Lines
β Scribed by Nasar Meer; Tariq Modood; Ricard Zapata-Barrero
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 299
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Explores the critical debate between multicultural and intercultural approaches in both political theory and practice
Both interculturalism and multiculturalism address the question of how states should forge unity from ethnic, cultural and religious diversity. But what are the dividing lines between interculturalism and multiculturalism?
This volume brings together some of the most prominent scholars in the field to address these two different approaches. With a Foreword by Charles Taylor and an Afterword by Bhikhu Parekh, this collection spans European, North-American and Latin-American debates.
Key Features
- Discusses cases from Australia, Belgium, Great Britain, Canada, QuΓ©bec, Spain, Catalonia, QuΓ©bec and several Latin American cases
- Combines policy analysis and theoretical analysis
Contributors
GΓ©rard Bouchard β’ Ted Cantle β’ Alain-G. Gagnon β’ Raffaele Iacovino β’ Will Kymlicka β’ Geoffrey Brahm Levey β’ Patrick Loobuyck β’ Nasar Meer β’ Tariq Modood β’ Bhikhu Parekh β’ Ana Solano-Campos β’ Charles Taylor β’ Ricard Zapata-Barrero
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