Canadian multiculturalism @50 : : retrospect, perspectives, prospects / / Augie Fleras.
"The multiculturalization of Canada has catapulted it into the front ranks of countries in advancing a principled diversity governance. Fifty years after the inception of a multicultural governance model that seemingly works and is relatively popular, Canada remains one of the few countries in...
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Fleras, Augie, 1947- author. Canadian multiculturalism @50 : retrospect, perspectives, prospects / Augie Fleras. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021] ©2021 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Transnational Migration and Education, 2542-9779 ; Volume 6 Includes bibliographical references and index. Framing multiculturalism -- Demystifying Canadian multiculturalism : politics, puzzles, paradoxes -- Conceptualizing multicultural governance models -- Canada's official multiculturalism -- A monocultural Canada : from pro-whiteness to a proto-multiculturalism -- Canadian multiculturalism, Quebecois interculturalism -- Canada's multiculturalism model : why it "works"? -- Putting multiculturalism to the test -- Applying multiculturalism : institutional inclusiveness -- Taking stock : surveys and attitudes, benefits and costs, successes and failures -- The politics of multiculturalism : multiculturalism's Achilles heal -- Accommodating religious diversity in a pro-secular Canada -- Beyond multicultualism -- A postmulticultural world -- Renewing multiculturalism -- Epilog: Assessing 50 years of Canadian multiculturalism : a riddle, a mystery, an enigma. "The multiculturalization of Canada has catapulted it into the front ranks of countries in advancing a principled diversity governance. Fifty years after the inception of a multicultural governance model that seemingly works and is relatively popular, Canada remains one of the few countries in the world to believe in multiculturalism. Yet the irony is inescapable: Notwithstanding its lofty status as a Canadian icon and an aspirational ideal, an official multiculturalism remains misunderstood both in Canada and abroad in terms of what it means, how it works and for whom, and why it endures. If anything, as the book explains, the idea of multiculturalism remains shrouded in the conceptual fog of a 'riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma'. An interplay of polite fictions that mask inconvenient truths puts the onus on deconstructing Canadian multiculturalism by conceptualizing strengths (including a probe into why multiculturalism ostensibly works in Canada but rarely elsewhere), analyzing weaknesses, critically assessing its worth, and envisioning its future in responding to the new realities and demands of a post-multicultural world. That Canada's multiculturalism remains a work in progress, albeit one with innovative possibilities, provides a fitting tribute"-- Provided by publisher. Description based on print version record. Multiculturalism Canada. Minorities Government policy Canada. 90-04-46116-7 Transnational migration and education (Sense Publishers) 2542-9779 ; v. 6. |
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Framing multiculturalism -- Demystifying Canadian multiculturalism : politics, puzzles, paradoxes -- Conceptualizing multicultural governance models -- Canada's official multiculturalism -- A monocultural Canada : from pro-whiteness to a proto-multiculturalism -- Canadian multiculturalism, Quebecois interculturalism -- Canada's multiculturalism model : why it "works"? -- Putting multiculturalism to the test -- Applying multiculturalism : institutional inclusiveness -- Taking stock : surveys and attitudes, benefits and costs, successes and failures -- The politics of multiculturalism : multiculturalism's Achilles heal -- Accommodating religious diversity in a pro-secular Canada -- Beyond multicultualism -- A postmulticultural world -- Renewing multiculturalism -- Epilog: Assessing 50 years of Canadian multiculturalism : a riddle, a mystery, an enigma. |
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