Blurred Boundaries: Migration, Ethnicity, Citizenship

Author:   Rainer Baubock ,  John F. Rundell ,  Rainer Baubock (Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna, Austria) ,  John F. Rundell
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781840148930


Pages:   354
Publication Date:   03 September 1998
Format:   Paperback
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The underlying themes of this book are forms of cultural diversity which result from migration and globalization. Historically, most liberal democracies have developed on the basis of national cultures, either a single one, a dominant one, or a federation of several. However, political and economic developments have upset traditional patterns and have blurred established boundaries. Ongoing immigration from diverse origins has inserted ethnic minorities into formerly homogeneous populations. The resulting pattern of multiculturalism is different from earlier ones. Often cultural boundaries are neither clearly defined nor do they simply dissolve by assimilation into a dominant group, they have become fuzzy and a constant source of real or imagined hostility and anxiety. A proliferation of mixed identities goes together with stronger claims for cultural rights and escalating conflicts between ethnic minorities and national majorities. In many countries multiculturalism is today perceived as a challenge rather than as an enrichment. The book focuses on the question of how institutions and policies of liberal democracies can cope with these trends.

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Author:   Rainer Baubock ,  John F. Rundell ,  Rainer Baubock (Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna, Austria) ,  John F. Rundell
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Ashgate Publishing Limited
ISBN:  

9781840148930


ISBN 10:   1840148934
Pages:   354
Publication Date:   03 September 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

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