Multiculturalism became very bogged down by the politics of identity. In its commendable rush to try to prevent assimilation and preserve heritage, it ‘essentialised’ identities into narrow and fixed conceptions of…
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The Guardian On Line has published my ‘expert’ advice on how to hold communities together in time of crisis. This focuses on the role of local government m.guardian.co.uk/local-government-network/2013/may/27/woolwich-crisis-community-cohesion ….but as…
Advocates on interculturalism have been meeting in Montreal (12th April, 2013) to develop the concept and to provide a compelling programme for policy makers and practitioners. Academics and policy makers…
David Cannadine’s book The Undivided Past: History Beyond Our Difference hits a spot with me. History does create a ‘them and us’ view of the world in which, for…
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