Title: Managing ethnic diversity : meanings and practices from an international perspective /
Authors: Hasmath, Reza.
Publisher: Ashgate,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Multiculturalism; Ethnic relations
Abstract: Exploring the questions of whether multiculturalism can promote 'ethnic harmony', employment equity and trust between various minority and non-minority groups, this book adopts a comparative perspective on the experiences of multiculturalism in various international contexts.
Contents: The complexities of ethnic diversity / Reza Hasmath -- Can multiculturalism build trust? / Patti Tamara Lenard -- More than a marketing strategy : multiculturalism and meaningful life / Andrew M. Robinson -- The notion of multiculturalism in Canada and France : a question of different understanding of liberty, equality and community / Margaret Adsett -- Immigration, race and the crisis of national identity in Canada / Suzanna Reiss -- The identification, settlement and representation of ethnic minorities in Beijing / Reza Hasmath -- "Cooling out troublesome constituents" : the politics of managing "isms" in the antipodes / Augie Fleras -- Australian multiculturalism : beyond management models / Toula Nicolacopoulos, George Vassilacopoulos -- Sold out? : The understanding and practice of multiculturalism in the United Kingdom / Rachel Marangozov -- Squandered opportunities : explaining Austria's reticence to adopt multicultural policies / Barbara Herzog-Punzenberger, Govind Rao -- Whereto for multiculturalism? : The German debate on Leitkultur and the promise of cultural studies / Ming-Bao Yue -- A Gemutlich segregation : multiculturalism and the iceman's curse in Italy / Stefano Fait.