The Future of Multiracial Democracy
The Rise of Multicultural Nationalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6286677 |
|---|---|
| Authors | T Modood (0000-0001-8712-5508, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 93-105 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of democracy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jod.2024.a937736 |
| OpenAlex | W4402770271 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
Some liberals argue that political polarization is caused by "identity politics" that has created a kind of new tribalism. This essay argues that this is a misreading. Instead, the essay addresses polarization between those who are pro-diversity (possibly also pro-immigration) and those who fear that their national identities are being demoted at the expense of other identities. The clash is not between universalism and identitarianism but over the value or recognition to be accorded to different group identities. While multiculturalism has been concerned with the normative status of minority identities, it has been counterposed, sometimes aggressively, by those who bemoan the neglect of majorities and their identity-based anxieties. This essay focuses on how we can tackle and lessen the polarization that is fostering mutual distrust and threatening the national, democratic citizenships upon which any multiculturalist, egalitarian, and unifying project must be built, and which multiculturalists, together with others, must defend. This involves developing a multicultural national identity to which all citizens can have a sense of belonging without giving up other identities that are important to them. Such national and group identities should not be conceived as monistic or static but rather as interactive and dialogical. Such a sense of the national allows one to be sensitive to minority-identity vulnerabilities and majority-identity anxieties within an integrated theoretical and political framework
Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Multiculturalism · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
Assessing multiculturalism’s cross-national fate with greater accuracy
Building a multicultural nation
From selective secularism to transcultural agency in Spain’s religious diversity governance
Theorising political belonging
Political secularisms and (ethno-)religious minorities
Multiculturalism, Nationalism and Depolarisation
Bhikhu Parekh, multiculturality, and the public culture
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 7 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |