Interculturalism : the new era of cohesion and diversity / Ted Cantle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cantle, Ted, 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cultural relations.

Cultural pluralism.

Multiculturalism.

Physical Description:

vii, 249 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

Multiculturalism has failed. In an era of globalization and super-diversity, in which our world is becoming increasingly interconnected, the inability of multicultural policies to adapt to this new era has left people feeling disconnected and powerless. With both personal and collective identities threatened by transnational corporate powers and supra-national organizations, the time has come for radical policy changes.

In this book, Ted Cantle confronts the failures of multiculturalism head-on and establishes a new concept-interculturalism-for managing community relations in a world defined by globalization and super-diversity. The book argues that as all countries become more multicultural, a new framework of interculturalism is needed to mediate these relationships and that this will require new systems of governance to support it. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

2 Globalisation and 'Super Diversity' 4

The dimensions of globalisation 6

Cohesion and solidarity - the 'paradox of diversity' 12

Globalisation and identity 18

From tribal to international affinities 23

3 Reforming the Notion of Identity 30

The changing national context of identity 31

'Mixed race': the legacy of racial constructs 37

Muslim communities and retrenchment 42

Multiple, dynamic and choice-based identities 47

4 The 'Failure' of Multiculturalism 53

Early and 'defensive' forms of multiculturalism 54

Progressive multiculturalism 63

'State multiculturalism' 68

Multiculturalism and 'race' 77

Far Right and populist appeal 82

The transition of multiculturalism to interculturalism 88

5 The Contribution of 'Community Cohesion' 91

Conceptual and practical development 92

Cohesion and interaction 102

Developing a commitment to cohesion and a new narrative of place 105

6 Segregation and Integration - And Why They Matter 112

The domains of segregation and integration 113

Spatial segregation and integration 116

Social and cultural segregation and integration 129

Functional segregation and integration 132

Values and segregation and integration 136

7 Interculturalism: Conceptualisation 141

The concept of interculturalism 141

Interculturality and intercultural dialogue 143

Perspectives of interculturalism 152

Interculturalism and openness 158

Interculturalism and difference 163

Towards interculturalism 171

8 Interculturalism: Policy and Practice 176

Leadership and vision 176

The politics of identity 181

Secularism and governance in multifaith societies 188

Responding to segregation and integration 194

The development of cultural navigational skills and intercultural competences 206.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-228) and index.

ISBN:

9781137027467

1137027460

OCLC:

779263976