“Can Interculturalism complement Multiculturalism?”

Tariq Modood, Niels Weidtmann (University Tübingen)

GIP-Lectures Online

GIP is launching a new lecture series. Given the serious situation of Covid-19 pandemic we would like to take advantage of the general necessity to communicate digitally. A digital lecture format allows members from all over the world to participate; also this gives us the chance to invite speakers from around the globe more easily. We very much invite all of you to join the monthly lectures and make this a forum for lively discussion!

Our next session:

--Thursday, November 5th

Prof. Dr. Tariq Modood, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies, University of Bristol, UK: “Can Interculturalism complement Multiculturalism?”

Abstract

European/UNESCO interculturalism (IC) emerged as a critique of multiculturalism (MC) (complicated by the fact that there is an alternative Quebecer interculturalism, not discussed in this lecture). I suggest that this relationship has gone through three phases. Phase one begins in the 1990s with a general dissatisfaction with MC from many political and intellectual sources. Phase two, roughly from about the middle of the last decade, is when IC scholars, mainly sociologists, though also in cultural studies, policy studies, migration studies, geography as well as education emerge in significant numbers. The engagement with multiculturalism is superficial and serves the purpose of clearing the ground in order to get on with with a new research or policy. Phase three is the political theory justification of IC. I argue that these three phases have not established a pro-diversity ‘ism’ which can replace MC. While I hope we may move on to a phase four, where MC and IC are seen to be complementary, I here re-state what I think are the key concepts of MC. I hope it will be evident that firstly, that these concepts are not out of date or redundant; and secondly, therefore, that IC is wrong to abandon them.

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