Challenging Multiculturalism: European Models of Diversity

Raymond Taras

Open Access Published by Edinburgh University Press 2012

Challenging Multiculturalism

European Models of Diversity

Raymond Taras

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748664597

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Tackles the challenge of dismantling the multicultural model without destroying diversity in European society

Have Europeans become hostile to multiculturalism?
When people vote for anti-immigration parties, do they also support their anti-multiculturalism policies?
And are right-wing extremists becoming the storm troopers of the struggle against diversity?

In recent years, European political leaders from Angela Merkel to David Cameron have discarded the term ‘multiculturalism’ and now express scepticism, criticism and even hostility towards multicultural ways of organising their societies. Yet they are unprepared to reverse the diversity existing in their states. These contradictory choices have different political consequences in the countries examined in this book.

The future of European liberalism is being played out as multicultural notions of belonging, inclusion, tolerance and the national home are brought into question.

Studies 11 European countries: Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Italy, France, Poland, Russia and Turkey

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	iii
List of Tables and Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Notes on the Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xii
Foreword Björn Fryklund Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
PART I Theorizing Multiculturalism
1 The Twilight of Multiculturalism? Findings from across Europe Pieter Bevelander and Raymond Taras Open Access Download PDF	1
2 Contemporary Citizenship and Diversity in Europe: The Place of Multiculturalism Tariq Modood and Nasar Meer Open Access Download PDF	25
3 The Challenge of Multiculturalism: Political Philosophy and the Question of Diversity Christian Fernández Open Access Download PDF	52
PART II Multiculturalism’s Pioneers and (Ex-)enthusiasts
4 The ‘Civic Re-balancing’ of British Multiculturalism, and Beyond . . . Nasar Meer and Tariq Modood Open Access Download PDF	75
5 The Dutch Multicultural Myth Peter Scholten Open Access Download PDF	97
6 Immigrant Integration and Multiculturalism in Belgium Marco Martiniello Open Access Download PDF	120
7 The Political Dynamics of Multiculturalism in Sweden Karin Borevi Open Access Download PDF	138
PART III Multicultural Societies without Multiculturalism?
8 Public Debates and Public Opinion on Multiculturalism in Germany Martina Wasmer Open Access Download PDF	163
9 Danish Multiculturalism, Where Art Thou? Nils Holtug Open Access Download PDF	190
10 Multiculturalism Italian Style: Soft or Weak Recognition? Tiziana Caponio Open Access Download PDF	216
11 Redefining a (Mono)cultural Nation: Political Discourse against Multiculturalism in Contemporary France Florent Villard and Pascal-Yan Sayegh Open Access Download PDF	236
PART IV Multiculturalism’s Future Converts?
12 Poland: Multiculturalism in the Making? Renata Włoch Open Access Download PDF	257
13 Multinationalism, Mononationalism or Transnationalism in Russia? Sergey Akopov Open Access Download PDF	279
14 Multiculturalism and Minorities in Turkey Ayhan Kaya Open Access Download PDF	297
PART V Conclusion
15 Multiculturalism: Symptom, Cause or Solution? Ulf Hedetoft Open Access Download PDF	319
Index Open Access Download PDF	334

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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 360
Keywords: Politics

eBook

Published: December 17, 2012
ISBN: 9780748664597