Unit 2 Concepts of Multiculturalism Multiculturalism Descriptive Normative

  • Slides: 8
Download presentation
Unit 2 Concepts of Multiculturalism

Unit 2 Concepts of Multiculturalism

Multiculturalism • Descriptive • Normative- see bellow • Government policy (Canada, Australia) • Institutional

Multiculturalism • Descriptive • Normative- see bellow • Government policy (Canada, Australia) • Institutional policies (UK – racial equality, CERES) See Unit 4

Multiculturalism – cont. • Conservative (diversity as a deficit, communit. ) • Left essentialist

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

Multiculturalism – cont. • Critical MC (Frankfurt School, power, emancipation, soc. justice, self reflection)

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. Mc. Laren, etc)

Multiculturalism – cont. V. Parrillo: three models of minority integration: • Assimilation (majority- comformity)

Multiculturalism – cont. V. Parrillo: three models of minority integration: • Assimilation (majority- comformity) • Amalgamation (melting pot) • Accommodation (pluralism) (multiculturalism) Multiculturalism = diversity + cooperation Parillo, 1997

Multiculturalism – cont. Eva Sobotka: policies twds the Roma in CEE: • • Exclusion

Multiculturalism – cont. Eva Sobotka: policies twds the Roma in CEE: • • Exclusion Assimilation Co-existence Multiculturalism Sobotka 2003

Multicultural Policy target groups/requirements • • Indigenous (Nunavat, Sami) National minorities (Canada, Europe) Legal

Multicultural Policy target groups/requirements • • Indigenous (Nunavat, Sami) National minorities (Canada, Europe) Legal immigrants (USA, Australia) Irregular & illegal immigrants – denizens/metics • Afro. Americans • Roma, Ch. Jews, Amish, etc See Unit 3 Kymlicka – stages: communitarian, liberal, nation building

Multiculturalism – cont. Integration, inclusive education Intercultural vs multiculrural Politics of redistribution, of recognition

Multiculturalism – cont. Integration, inclusive education Intercultural vs multiculrural Politics of redistribution, of recognition (Frazer) – • politics of equal dignity (Autonomy) & • politics of difference (Authenticity) (Taylor)