Like Snow in the Sun. The German Minority in Denmark in Historical Perspective

IF 0.7 Q3 ETHNIC STUDIES Nationalism and Ethnic Politics Pub Date : 2023-04-03 DOI:10.1080/13537113.2023.2207870
M. Klatt
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Avigail Eisenberg argues that, in Canada, multiculturalism presents important obstacles to decolonization. Furthermore, Amanda Gouws presents the difficulties in applying the concept of multiculturalism to postcolonial societies in her discussion of South Africa. The book has a global reach but dedicates less attention to some interesting cases. The extensive coverage of the Canadian case is self-evident and provides a useful point of reference for the various discussions in the book. Other parts of the Americas are relatively little discussed. The chapter on language policies in the United States uses a multitude of quotations, which are hard to contextualize and might not be accessible for a global readership. In addition, the significance of multicultural politics in Latin America is mentioned only in passing in the book. Yet, the chapter by Debra Thompson on Black Lives Matter convincingly provides evidence to the claim that multiculturalism has proven wholly insufficient to challenge persistent racial inequality in democratic societies. The chapters also include well-written introductions on rights of minorities in the European Union by Dolores Morondo Taramundi and anti-multiculturalism in contemporary Hungary by Zsolt K€ ortv elyesi. The book also covers the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on diverse societies: Anna Triandafyllidou discusses whether the pandemic emergency can lead to both policy and analytical innovation in matters of membership and citizenship, and Tim Soutphommasane questions the durability of Australian multiculturalism during the pandemic. The editors, Yasmeen Abu-Laban, Alain-G Gagnon, and Arjun Tremblay, provide useful introductory and concluding chapters that tie the book together: They outline multiculturalism’s contemporary challenges and possible futures, framing the book’s overall engagement with multiculturalism’s promise and limitations. However, the emphasis on the shortcomings of multiculturalism and the need for other approaches somewhat hides the significant contribution of the Canadian experience of multiculturalism both to international discussions and to global recognition of minority rights. Yet, a critical debate on multiculturalism is necessary, and the book provides a relevant overview of critical debates on diversity politics. This valuable collection of chapters will be of great interest for anyone involved in contemporary debates on diversity politics and will serve as a key publication for anyone with an interest in the trajectory and future of multiculturalism.
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就像《阳光下的雪》历史视野中的丹麦德裔少数民族
阿维盖尔·艾森伯格认为,在加拿大,多元文化主义是非殖民化的重要障碍。此外,Amanda Gouws在她对南非的讨论中提出了将多元文化主义概念应用于后殖民社会的困难。这本书覆盖全球,但对一些有趣的案例关注较少。加拿大案例的广泛报道是不言而喻的,并为书中各种讨论提供了有用的参考点。美洲其他地区相对较少被提及。关于美国语言政策的章节使用了大量的引文,这些引文很难被语境化,也可能无法为全球读者所理解。此外,书中对拉丁美洲多元文化政治的意义也只是略为提及。然而,黛布拉·汤普森(Debra Thompson)在《黑人的命也是命》(Black Lives Matter)一章中令人信服地证明,多元文化主义已被证明完全不足以挑战民主社会中持续存在的种族不平等。这些章节还包括Dolores Morondo Taramundi对欧盟少数民族权利的精彩介绍,以及Zsolt K€ortv elyesi对当代匈牙利反多元文化主义的介绍。这本书还涵盖了COVID-19大流行对不同社会的影响:Anna Triandafyllidou讨论了大流行紧急情况是否会导致会员和公民身份问题上的政策和分析创新,Tim south phommasane质疑大流行期间澳大利亚多元文化主义的持久性。编辑Yasmeen Abu-Laban, Alain-G Gagnon和Arjun Tremblay提供了有用的引言和结束语章节,将本书联系在一起:他们概述了多元文化主义在当代面临的挑战和可能的未来,将本书的整体参与与多元文化主义的承诺和局限性联系在一起。然而,强调多元文化主义的缺点和对其他方法的需要在某种程度上掩盖了加拿大多元文化主义经验对国际讨论和全球承认少数民族权利的重大贡献。然而,对多元文化主义的批判性辩论是必要的,这本书提供了对多样性政治的批判性辩论的相关概述。对于参与当代多样性政治辩论的任何人来说,这本有价值的章节集都将非常感兴趣,并且对于任何对多元文化主义的轨迹和未来感兴趣的人来说,这将是一本重要的出版物。
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期刊介绍: Nationalism & Ethnic Politics explores the varied political aspects of nationalism and ethnicity in order to develop more constructive inter-group relations. The journal publishes case studies and comparative and theoretical analyses. It deals with pluralism, ethno-nationalism, irredentism, separatism, and related phenomena, and examines processes and theories of ethnic identity formation, mobilization, conflict and accommodation in the context of political development and "nation-building". The journal compares and contrasts state and community claims, and deal with such factors as citizenship, race, religion, economic development, immigration, language, and the international environment.
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