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Official multiculturalism, established as Canadian government policy in 1971, has drawn criticism from many scholars and journalists who view it as a potential threat to a strong, unified Canadian society. In this timely and original book, Phil Ryan examines the emergence and influence of these criticisms, which continue to provoke an anxiety he calls "multicultiphobia." Although Ryan argues that multicultiphobic discourse is often marred by important errors of fact and interpretation, a systematic inspection of news coverage and parliamentary debates reveals the persistent influence of these critiques and their underlying concerns.Rather than simply dismissing multicultiphobia, Ryan acknowledges that critics of multiculturalism have identified issues about which Canadians need to talk. Does multiculturalism discourage adaptation and encourage 'cultural walls' between Canadians? Does it promote an 'anything goes' relativism? Finally, what do we - both as supporters and critics of multiculturalism - wish to make of Canada's ethnic diversity? Multicultiphobia perceptively tackles all of these questions by means of a sophisticated analysis that encourages a deeper understanding of the issues at the heart of multiculturalism.
Produktinformation
Utgivningsdatum2010-04-24
Mått152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt480 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor279
FörlagUniversity of Toronto Press
ISBN9781442610682
UtmärkelserShort-listed for The Canada Prize in the Social Sciences 2011 (Canada)
Phil Ryan is an associate professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University.
Table of contentsIntroduction Multiculturalism 4Culture 10Plan of this work 22Why this approach? 27PART I: Fin-de-siècle critiques of multiculturalism32Chapter One: Classics of multicultiphobia32Bibby's Mosaic madness32Bissoondath's Selling illusions35Gwyn's Nationalism without walls39Granatstein's Who killed Canadian history? 45A Summary of the "Classics"47Chapter Two: Multicultiphobia: A closer look 52 The primitive ontology of multicultiphobia52 Frozen and monolithic multiculturalism 59Causality in the classics 65The lure of the fairy-tale 69Multicultiphobia and the scourge of political correctness 77Chapter Three: Multiculturalism in Parliament, 1994-95 82Bloc Québécois critiques of multiculturalism 83Reform Party critiques 85 The Liberal response 97The quality of the Parliamentary debate 103 Chapter Four: Multiculturalism in the News (1995) 108Methodology 109 Thematic analysis 111Conclusion 128 PART II: Multiculturalism after 911 129 Chapter 5: Multiculturalism, immigration, security 129Stoffman and Canadian immigration policy 130Collacott and the terrorist threat 134Conclusion 137Chapter 6: Parliament 2005-06: The ambiguous triumph of multiculturalism 139Chapter 7: Multiculturalism in the News (2006) 148 Echoes of the "classics"148 Echoes of 1995 themes152 Paper-by-paper analysis154 Conclusion168 PART III: What do we need to talk about? 169 Chapter 8: Multiculturalism and relativism 169The problem of relativism170Relativism 1173Relativism 2180Relativism 3184Conclusion193Chapter 9: Multiculturalism and society's basic needs 195Values, or guns and jails? 198What society do we want?209What does this society need?210Conclusion216Chapter 10: How are we doing? 218Multiculturalism and the welfare state219Social cohesion221Social interaction224 Conclusion232Chapter 11: Sauce for the goose...? 235Double standards...?236... What double standards?237The solidarity principle241Religious regulation246Concluding thought251 PART IV: Update and Conclusion 252 Chapter 12: Immortal Multicultiphobia? 252Recent multicultiphobia252The Kenney factor254 A Personal Conclusion263 How do we need to talk?264 What do we want multiculturalism to be?273Works Cited281 Notes336
‘Ryan‘s book will be of interest to a variety of readers, from political scientists and philosophers to policy-makers and the general public.’ - Chris Durante (Journal of Religion and Culture, vol 23:2012)
