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Citizenship, Multiculturalism and Socio-Political Inclusion: Lessons from Canada & the US

Citizenship, Multiculturalism and Socio-Political Inclusion: Lessons from Canada & the US. Irene Bloemraad University of California, Berkeley. Models of Civic Citizenship:. Models of Civic Citizenship:. Multiculturalism - Public Recognition Public acknowledgement of ethno-racial backgrounds.

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Citizenship, Multiculturalism and Socio-Political Inclusion: Lessons from Canada & the US

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  1. Citizenship, Multiculturalism and Socio-Political Inclusion:Lessons from Canada & the US Irene Bloemraad University of California, Berkeley

  2. Models of Civic Citizenship:

  3. Models of Civic Citizenship: Multiculturalism - • Public Recognition • Public acknowledgement of ethno-racial backgrounds

  4. Models of Civic Citizenship: Multiculturalism - • Public Recognition • Public acknowledgement of ethno-racial backgrounds • Public Support • Group claims-making and rights legitimated • Public monies directed to ethno-racial communities

  5. Government Involvement as Problematic: Objections -

  6. Government Involvement as Problematic: Objections - • Government reinforces (forces) ethnicity

  7. Government Involvement as Problematic: Objections - • Government reinforces (forces) ethnicity • Improper use of scarce resources, which are allocated on the wrong basis

  8. Government Involvement as Problematic: Objections - • Government reinforces (forces) ethnicity • Improper use of scarce resources, which are allocated on the wrong basis • Public dependence undermines civil society

  9. Alternative Models of Civic Citizenship: Models of Neutral Government -

  10. Alternative Models of Civic Citizenship: Models of Neutral Government - • French Republican tradition • Universalism through the individual citizen

  11. Alternative Models of Civic Citizenship: Models of Neutral Government - • French Republican tradition • Universalism through the individual citizen • American pluralist laissez-faire tradition • Equal opportunity and “market pluralism”

  12. Problems with the Neutrality Approach:

  13. Problems with the Neutrality Approach: • Ethnic and immigrant origins are a basis for political mobilization. • Salient to immigrants • Political learning through language & cultural ties

  14. Problems with the Neutrality Approach: • Ethnic and immigrant origins are a basis for political mobilization. • Salient to immigrants • Political learning through language & cultural ties • Inequality in political resources  inequity in political outcomes. • Facilitating political learning and mobilization

  15. Benefits of Government Support:

  16. Benefits of Government Support: • Material Resources • Money, technical assistance, policy access

  17. Benefits of Government Support: • Material Resources • Money, technical assistance, policy access • Symbolic Impact • Rhetoric of diversity within equality very attractive to immigrants • Concrete support communicates legitimacy

  18. American citizenship: Life in the U.S. is flexible. If you go to work you will have money. You have all the necessities that you need. But if you don't work then you won't have any money. …I don't have much more to say because my whole life surrounds only these things. …I also have the freedom to travel. But if I commit a crime then I will go to jail. Fostering Citizenship:

  19. American citizenship: Life in the U.S. is flexible. If you go to work you will have money. You have all the necessities that you need. But if you don't work then you won't have any money. …I don't have much more to say because my whole life surrounds only these things. …I also have the freedom to travel. But if I commit a crime then I will go to jail. Canadian citizenship: It’s just the place that I feel home. [I like] the way the government runs things – I guess the great support, the multiculture stuff, the social assistance. We pay a lot of tax, that’s true. But the great concern of government, the help for the citizens themselves. Fostering Citizenship:

  20. Citizenship in the United States and Canada,Adult Immigrants, 1900-2001

  21. Index of Foreign-Born Representation in Federal Legislature, Canada and USA, 1900-2001

  22. Conclusions and Caveats: • Multicultural recognition and support foster inclusive, participatory citizenship

  23. Conclusions and Caveats: • Multicultural recognition and support fosters inclusive, participatory citizenship • promoting pluralism – direct public service provision or local contracting?

  24. Conclusions and Caveats: • Multicultural recognition and support fosters inclusive, participatory citizenship • promoting pluralism – direct public service provision or local contracting? • meaningful symbolism – how much government funding is needed to back official recognition?

  25. Conclusions and Caveats: • Multicultural recognition and support fosters inclusive, participatory citizenship • promoting pluralism – direct public service provision or local contracting? • meaningful symbolism – how much government funding is needed to back official recognition? • beyond multiculturalism – other social policies

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