Multiculturalism in the British Commonwealth Comparative Perspectives on Theory and Practice

• Other Authors: Ashcroft, Richard T. (Editor), Bevir , Mark (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Oakland University of California Press 2019
• Subjects: General & world history; multiculturalism; liberal democracy; citizenship; imperialism; decolonization; governance; globalization; British Commonwealth; diversity; polycentricity; pluralism
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

Cultural diversity raises pressing issues for both political theory and practice. The remaking of the world since 1945 has led to increased demographic diversity within many states, and greater acknowledgment of its worth. "Multiculturalism" refers to the political, legal and philosophical...