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Unit 2 Concepts of Multiculturalism
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Multiculturalism Descriptive Normative- see bellow Government policy (Canada, Australia) Institutional policies (UK – racial equality, CERES) See Unit 4
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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
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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)
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Multiculturalism – cont. V. Parrillo: three models of minority integration: Assimilation (majority- comformity) Amalgamation (melting pot) Accommodation (pluralism) (multiculturalism) Multiculturalism = diversity + cooperation Parillo, 1997
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Multiculturalism – cont. Eva Sobotka: policies twds the Roma in CEE: Exclusion Assimilation Co-existence Multiculturalism Sobotka 2003
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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
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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)
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