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From stronger to weaker multi-culturalism?: How the UK policy community sees the future of ethnic diversity policies

Taylor-Gooby, Peter and Waite, Edmund (2014) From stronger to weaker multi-culturalism?: How the UK policy community sees the future of ethnic diversity policies. [Preprint] (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:38883)

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Abstract

Multiculturalism as the dominant approach to managing diversity in the UK has been called into question by politicians, community leaders and academics in recent years. This paper reports interviews about multiculturalism, social cohesion and future policy directions with leading figures in the debate, including Home Affairs Select Committee members, authors of major reports, experts, researchers and academics. The attitudes expressed when discussing overall policy directions do not fit the traditional left-centre-right dimension of British politics but, in most cases, indicate unease at assumed segregative effects of current policy. However, when specific issues (sharia law, faith schooling, dress/diet codes, political representation) are considered the viewpoints of most interviewees are more pragmatic. Relatively few advocate strong policies to impose British values or move decisively away from a general multiculturalist stance. The transition most widely supported would be from stronger to weaker multiculturalism rather than from multiculturalism to a different approach to diversity.

Item Type: Preprint
Refereed: No
Name of pre-print platform: ResearchGate
Subjects: H Social Sciences
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research
Depositing User: Mita Mondal
Date Deposited: 24 Mar 2014 09:32 UTC
Last Modified: 03 Oct 2023 14:11 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/38883 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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