Interethnic integration

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• Nikolaj Genov

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• 377 pagine
• 14 ore

• Scienze sociali

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Present day ethnic relations question the vision of progressing assimilation of ethnic minorities. Neither the development of traditional nor of new minorities follows this pattern any more. The reasons are related to the modern means of trans- portation and communication, to the porous state borders and the global spread of cultural pluralism and individualization. Democratic governance and constitutional human rights also allow ethnic minorities to resist ethnic assimilation. The ideas about integration of minorities or of multiculturalism offer little theoretical and practical help in this dynamic situation. We witness the turn to interethnic integration in the sense of convergence of values, normative standards and behavioural patterns among ethnic groups. This concept fosters the dis- course and policies focusing on full economic, political and social citizenship for representatives of all ethnic groups. The concept implies respect to ethnic diversity and ethnic symbioses together with efforts to institutionalize the mutual enrichment of cultures. Prof. Dr. sc. Nikolai Genov is Professor of Sociology at the Free University in Berlin. His research fields include social theory, social change and development, interethnic relations, international migration. Recent book publications: Die Entwicklung des soziologischen Wissens (2005); Ethnicity and Educational Policies in South Eastern Europe (2005); Ethnicity and Mass Media in South Eastern Europe (2006); Comparative Research in the Social Sciences (2007), Soziologische Zeitgeschichte (with Reinhard Kreckel, 2007).

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2008

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