Political Theory and Australian Multiculturalism
Title | Political Theory and Australian Multiculturalism PDF eBook |
Author | Geoffrey Brahm Levey |
Publisher | Berghahn Books |
Pages | 328 |
Release | 2008-06-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0857450298 |
Multiculturalism has been one of the dominant concerns in political theory over the last decade. To date, this inquiry has been mostly informed by, or applied to, the Canadian, American, and increasingly, the European contexts. This volume explores for the first time how the Australian experience both relates and contributes to political thought on multiculturalism. Focusing on whether a multicultural regime undermines political integration, social solidarity, and national identity, the authors draw on the Australian case to critically examine the challenges, possibilities, and limits of multiculturalism as a governing idea in liberal democracies. These essays by distinguished Australian scholars variously treat the relation between liberalism and diversity, democracy and diversity, culture and rights, and evaluate whether Australia’s thirty-year experiment in liberal multiculturalism should be viewed as a successful model.
Multiculturalism and Integration
Title | Multiculturalism and Integration PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Clyne |
Publisher | ANU E Press |
Pages | 252 |
Release | 2011-07-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1921862157 |
Multiculturalism has been the official policy of all Australian governments (Commonwealth and State) since the 1970s. It has recently been criticised, both in Australia and elsewhere. Integration has been suggested as a better term and policy. Critics suggest it is a reversion to assimilation. However integration has not been rigorously defined and may simply be another form of multiculturalism, which the authors believe to have been vital in sustaining social harmony.
Liberal Multiculturalism and the Fair Terms of Integration
Title | Liberal Multiculturalism and the Fair Terms of Integration PDF eBook |
Author | P. Balint |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 354 |
Release | 2013-10-29 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1137320400 |
Multiculturalism has come under considerable attack in political practice, yet the fact of diversity remains, and with it the need to establish fair terms of integration. This book defends multiculturalism as the most coherent and practicable approach to liberal integration, but one that is not without the need for crucial reformulation.
The Cunning of Recognition
Title | The Cunning of Recognition PDF eBook |
Author | Elizabeth A. Povinelli |
Publisher | |
Pages | 353 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Aboriginal Australians |
ISBN | 9786612920226 |
A critique of liberal multiculturalism through a study of state-aboriginal relations in Australia, employing an innovative hybrid of theoretical approaches from anthropology, political theory, linguistics, and psychoanalysis.
Multiculturalism in the British Commonwealth
Title | Multiculturalism in the British Commonwealth PDF eBook |
Author | Richard T. Ashcroft |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 314 |
Release | 2019-07-12 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0520971108 |
A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. Multiculturalism as a distinct form of liberal-democratic governance gained widespread acceptance after World War II, but in recent years this consensus has been fractured. Multiculturalism in the British Commonwealth examines cultural diversity across the postwar Commonwealth, situating modern multiculturalism in its national, international, and historical contexts. Bringing together practitioners from across the humanities and social sciences to explore the legal, political, and philosophical issues involved, these essays address common questions: What is postwar multiculturalism? Why did it come about? How have social actors responded to it? In addition to chapters on Australia, Britain, Canada, and New Zealand, this volume also covers India, Malaysia, Nigeria, Singapore, and Trinidad, tracing the historical roots of contemporary dilemmas back to the intertwined legacies of imperialism and liberalism. In so doing it demonstrates that multiculturalism has implications that stretch far beyond its current formulations in public and academic discourse.
‘For those who’ve come across the seas...’
Title | ‘For those who’ve come across the seas...’ PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Jakubowicz |
Publisher | Anthem Press |
Pages | 312 |
Release | 2014-02-15 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1783081236 |
Political Theory and Australian Multiculturalism
Title | Political Theory and Australian Multiculturalism PDF eBook |
Author | Geoffrey Brahm Levey |
Publisher | Berghahn Books |
Pages | 337 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0857456296 |
Multiculturalism has been one of the dominant concerns in political theory over the last decade. To date, this inquiry has been mostly informed by, or applied to, the Canadian, American, and increasingly, the European contexts. This volume explores for the first time how the Australian experience both relates and contributes to political thought on multiculturalism. Focusing on whether a multicultural regime undermines political integration, social solidarity, and national identity, the authors draw on the Australian case to critically examine the challenges, possibilities, and limits of multiculturalism as a governing idea in liberal democracies. These essays by distinguished Australian scholars variously treat the relation between liberalism and diversity, democracy and diversity, culture and rights, and evaluate whether Australia's thirty-year experiment in liberal multiculturalism should be viewed as a successful model.