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European multiculturalism revisited /

European Multiculturalism Revisited analyses the alleged crises of the main 'models' of multicultural societies experienced by Europe since the end of World War II, based on research conducted by local scholars in the UK, Denmark, the Netherlands, Italy, France and Germany. Each chapter pr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Silj, Alessandro, 1935-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Zed, ©2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • European Responses to Multiculturalism
  • The Crisis of Multiculturalism
  • 1 Progressive Multiculturalism: the British Experience
  • Multiculturalism As a Model for Minority Integration
  • Progressive Multiculturalism As a Model for Minority Integration
  • British Multiculturalism
  • The Emergence of Multiculturalism
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • 2 Crisis and New Challenges? French Republicanism Featuring Multiculturalism
  • The Historical Path to Colour-, Race and Culture-Blind France
  • Contemporary Challenges and the Reflexive Turn
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • 3 The German Sonderweg: Multiculturalism As 'Racism With a Distance'
  • The Historical Continuity of German Immigration Policy
  • The Recruitment Ban and Its Results
  • From a Homogeneous Society to Multiculturalism
  • After the Kohl Era: Political Reforms of the Red-Green Government
  • The West and the Rest: Muslims As the 'Other'
  • 'The Hype About Hybridity': Diversity-Recognizing Multiculturalism
  • Between Frontier Fortification and Hybridity
  • References
  • 4 Multiculturalism in Italy: the Missing Model
  • From Country of Emigration to Country of Immigration
  • The Legislative Process: How the Missing Model Was Built
  • Recognizing Cultures Through a Religious Lens?
  • Cultural (in)Comprehension: Anti-Multiculturalism Without Multiculturalism
  • Conclusion: Is No Model a Good Model?
  • Notes
  • References
  • 5 'Making Room': Encompassing Diversity in Denmark
  • Outlines of a Danish Model
  • Immigration and Integration in Danish Politics
  • Cultures As Obstacles to Integration
  • Authentication or Implosion of the Danish Model?
  • Notes
  • References
  • 6 Assimilation By Conviction or By Coercion? IntegrationPoliciesin theNetherlands
  • The 1980S: Cultural Diversity As a Transitory Status Quo
  • The 1990S: Assimilation in Jeopardy?
  • The 2000S: the Turning Tide
  • The Post-Gogh Events: the Politics of Assimilation By Coercion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Conclusion: Mistaken Models of Integration? A Critical Perspective on the Crisis of Multiculturalism in Europe
  • Questioning Models of Integration
  • Revisiting European Traditional Models
  • The Performative Effect of Models
  • A Crisis of Integration, Really?
  • References
  • About the Contributors
  • Index.