Canadian Multiculturalism @50

Retrospect, Perspectives, Prospects

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ID23554246
AuthorsAugie Fleras
Year2021
Publication date2021-07-08
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueCanadian Multiculturalism @50 (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/9789004466562
OpenAlexW3155631939
ISBN9789004466562
LanguageEN
Citations received4

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.

Aesthetics · Art · Corporate governance · Diversity (politics) · Environmental ethics · Irony · Literature · Management · Media studies · Multiculturalism · Politeness · Political science · Sociology · Tribute · Canadian Identity and History · Canadian Policy and Governance · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy

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