The Multicultural Dilemma: Migration, Ethnic Politics, and State Intermediation

ISBN-13: 9780415628617 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 288 str.

Michelle Williams

Opis

This work seeks to explore the contemporary challenge of government in multicultural societies, drawing together a wide range of contributors to examine how ethnic difference could better understood and mediated by modern nation states.

Spis treści

Preface: Multuculturalism and Ethnic Politics through the work of William Safran  1. Introduction: THe Multicultural Dilemma Michelle Hale Williams  Section 1: Understanding Key Actors in the Growth of Multicultural Societies: Conceptualizing Immigrants and Diaspora  2. The Limitations of Grand Migration Theory: Embedding Experiences of Immigration and Immigrant Incorporation within their Appropriate National, Regional and Local Settings Anthony Messina  3. Globalization, Diaspora and Transnationalism: Challenges and Opportunities for the Indian Diaspora Ajaya Sahoo  Section 2: Factors in Ethnic Identity and Nationalism: Considering the Role of Language, Religion, Citizenship Criteria, Education, and Resource Inequality  4. Conceptualizing the Nation: Myths, Imagined Communities or Multi Ethnic Realities? The Cases of Israel, France, and the United States Nancy Kwang Johnson  5. Do Religion and Language as Identity Markers Promote Ethnocentrism and Xenophobia? A Theoretical Exploration Ray Taras  6. Islamic Identity, Yes, Islamist Parties, No: The Mainstreaming of Political Islam and its Challenge for Islamist Parties Julie Chernov Hwang  7. The Importance of Citizenship Criteria: Jewishness between Ethnicity, Religion and Nationalism during the First World War from the Point of View of André Suarès Jean Tournon  8. Learning How to Remember: Education and Collective Memory Formation as a Tool in Reconciliation Philip Barker and Alicia Houser  9. Institutions to Bridge Troubled Waters: Water-User Associations and Interests, Identities, Conflict and Cooperation Jenny R. Kehl  10. "Primordialism" and the Study of Nationalism John Coakley  Section 3: Mediating Multicultural Challenges: State and Institutional Responses  11. Consociationalism and Conflict Resolution Adrian Guelke  12. State and Stateless Nationalisms, Old and New Diversities, and Federal Governance Luis Moreno  13. Evaluating Party Politicization of Immigration Michelle Hale Williams  14. The Long Twilight of Jaconbinism: Evaluating the French Assimilationist Model Steve Majstorovic  15. Conclusion: Dealing with the Multicultural Dilemma Michelle Hale Williams

O autorze

Michelle Hale Williams is Associate Professor of Political Science in the Department of Government, University of West Florida, USA.