Multiculturalism: A failed experiment?

This short paper captures a lively discussion on multiculturalism between four thinkers. They highlight the fact that multiculturalism can be a positive and progressive agenda, but that there are often complexities hiding not far below the surface, related to, for example, racism and social class.
  • Class
  • Multiculturalism
  • racism

Multiculturalism: A failed experiment?

November 2006

Author: Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Candace Allen, Ted Cantle, Dreda Say Mitchell, Publisher: Eurozine

This short paper captures a lively discussion on multiculturalism between four thinkers. They highlight the fact that multiculturalism can be a positive and progressive agenda, but that there are often complexities hiding not far below the surface, related to, for example, racism and social class.