Multiculturalism in the British Commonwealth
Cultural diversity raises pressing issues for both political theory and practice. The remaking of the world since 1945 has led to increased demographic diversity within many states, and greater acknowledgment of its worth. “Multiculturalism” refers to the political, legal and philosophical strategie...
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University of California Press
2021
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| description | Cultural diversity raises pressing issues for both political theory and practice. The remaking of the world since 1945 has led to increased demographic diversity within many states, and greater acknowledgment of its worth. “Multiculturalism” refers to the political, legal and philosophical strategies which emerged to accommodate this newfound social diversity, and the accompanying public debates. Each chapter explores particular state responses to cultural diversity, utilizing various disciplinary approaches but addressing common questions: What is “multiculturalism,” and why did it come about? What dilemmas has it posed for liberal-democratic governance? How have these been responded to in theory and practice, and are the different responses adequate? Are there alternative approaches to cultural diversity that have been overlooked? Issues covered include immigration, national minorities, indigenous peoples, nation-state building, liberal-democratic citizenship, constitutionalism, nationalism, group politics, political economy, secularism, globalization, decolonization, and the relationship between social theory and practice. The volume situates modern multiculturalism in its national, international and historical contexts, tracing the historical roots of present dilemmas to the intertwined legacies of imperialism and liberalism. It thereby shows that multiculturalism has implications which stretch beyond its current formulations in both public and academic discourse, casting doubt on basic assumptions behind modern liberal democracy, and even on the viability of the nation-state in its present form. The Editors’ overall conclusion is that reorganizing governance to be more polycentric in structure, and pluralist in orientation, would be a fruitful response to multiculturalism in both theory and practice. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-322182025-07-30T10:21:08Z Multiculturalism in the British Commonwealth History Essays thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHB General and world history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHB General and world history Cultural diversity raises pressing issues for both political theory and practice. The remaking of the world since 1945 has led to increased demographic diversity within many states, and greater acknowledgment of its worth. “Multiculturalism” refers to the political, legal and philosophical strategies which emerged to accommodate this newfound social diversity, and the accompanying public debates. Each chapter explores particular state responses to cultural diversity, utilizing various disciplinary approaches but addressing common questions: What is “multiculturalism,” and why did it come about? What dilemmas has it posed for liberal-democratic governance? How have these been responded to in theory and practice, and are the different responses adequate? Are there alternative approaches to cultural diversity that have been overlooked? Issues covered include immigration, national minorities, indigenous peoples, nation-state building, liberal-democratic citizenship, constitutionalism, nationalism, group politics, political economy, secularism, globalization, decolonization, and the relationship between social theory and practice. The volume situates modern multiculturalism in its national, international and historical contexts, tracing the historical roots of present dilemmas to the intertwined legacies of imperialism and liberalism. It thereby shows that multiculturalism has implications which stretch beyond its current formulations in both public and academic discourse, casting doubt on basic assumptions behind modern liberal democracy, and even on the viability of the nation-state in its present form. The Editors’ overall conclusion is that reorganizing governance to be more polycentric in structure, and pluralist in orientation, would be a fruitful response to multiculturalism in both theory and practice. 2021-02-10T13:57:06Z 2021-02-10T13:57:06Z 2020-12-15T13:52:33Z 2019 book OCN: 1129149544 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/43719 9780520971103 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/32218 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/43719/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/43719/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/43719/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/43719/1/external_content.pdf University of California Press University of California Press 10.1525/luminos.73 10.1525/luminos.73 19856893-4bf2-4e3e-9137-c7692d64e4c1 Knowledge Unlatched 9780520971103 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) University of California Press open access |
| spellingShingle | History Essays thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHB General and world history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHB General and world history Multiculturalism in the British Commonwealth |
| title | Multiculturalism in the British Commonwealth |
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| topic | History Essays thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHB General and world history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHB General and world history |
| topic_facet | History Essays thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHB General and world history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHB General and world history |
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