Political theory and Australian multiculturalism / edited by Geoffrey Brahm Levey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Levey, Geoffrey Brahm.

Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multiculturalism--Political aspects--Australia--Congresses.

Multiculturalism.

National characteristics, Australian--Congresses.

National characteristics, Australian.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 multi

Contents:

Title page-Political Theory and Australian Multicuturalism; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; CH 1-Multicultural political thought in Australian perspective; Part I-Liberalism and diversity; CH 2-Anarcho-Multiculturalism; CH 3-Muticulturalism; CH 4-Liberal nationalism and the multicultural state; CH 5-'Something that deserves our admiration and respect'; Part II-Democracy and Diversity; CH 6-Three Images of the citizenry; CH 7-'Civicity' and multiculturalism; CH 8-Multiculturalism and resentment; Part III-Community, culture and rights

CH 9-Conflicting imaginaries in Australian multiculturalismCH 10-Loyalty and membership; CH 11-Multuculturalism and migration law; Part IV-Australian Multiculturalism; CH 13-A pragmatic response to a novel situation; CH 14-Is Australian multiculturalism in crisis?; CH 15-Multiculturalism and Australian natiional identity; Contributors; References; Index

Notes:

"This book is the product of a workshop sponsored by the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and the Australian Government Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-304) and index.

ISBN:

1-80758-414-3

0-85745-630-X

1-282-62680-9

9786612626807

0-85745-029-8

OCLC:

645101269