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From: Mirela Dumic <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 1:14 PM
Subject: The Future of Multiculturalism: Structures, Integration Policies
and Practices - CRONEM / UCL Call for Papers 2012
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 *Centre for Research on Nationalism, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism
(CRONEM)*
*University of Surrey*
*8th Annual Conference*
*Joint international multidisciplinary conference with*
*Migration Research Unit **(MRU)* <http://www.geog.ucl.ac.uk/mru/>*,
University College London (**UCL* <http://www.ucl.ac.uk>*)*
*The Future of Multiculturalism: Structures, Integration Policies and
Practices*
*26 - 27 June 2012*
*University of Surrey, UK*
*CALL FOR PAPERS*
*The closing date for abstracts is 1 February 2012.*
Multiculturalism as a policy approach to managing the cultural diversity of
contemporary societies is once again under siege by national politicians and
public commentators across Europe. Public concern about the impact of
migration on social structures and cohesion has led to renewed calls for
integration policies that are based greatly on ideas of assimilation rather
than a desire for a genuine reciprocal integration. Furthermore, nationalist
ideology or presuppositions frequently underpin the specific content of
those policies.
Recent attacks on multiculturalism have coincided with increasing focus on
security and securitisation in response to the threat of terrorism and
political violence. Indeed, for some cause and effect is undeniable, with
multiculturalism directly responsible for the recent increase in
radicalisation among disaffected minority youths. While such claims are
highly contentious, the links that have been drawn between multiculturalism
and the growth of ideological extremism have further fuelled public
anxieties concerning the suitability of multiculturalist policies.
Within Europe, two actors have been at the forefront of the debate. The
European Union and the Council of Europe have to engage in a new dialogue
about the position of migrants and minorities within the European social and
political sphere. The focus of both organisations has been on “Intercultural
Dialogue” as an alternative to multiculturalism. The aim is to establish an
acknowledged form of respectful and open exchange between individuals and
groups from different cultural backgrounds. This is seen as crucial for
promoting tolerance and understanding, preventing conflicts, enhancing
societal cohesion, and ensuring the democratic participation of all
individuals in the cultural, social and economic life of the states in which
they reside. In the case of the EU, 2008 was the Year of Intercultural
Dialogue which sought to establish a framework of soft policy measures to
support this new approach/strategy.
The conference seeks to provide an opportunity for interdisciplinary debate
on:

   - the different forms of multiculturalism identifiable in Europe and
   beyond;
   - critiques of multiculturalism;
   - alternative policy approaches – including intercultural dialogue – for
   the management of cultural diversity issues;
   - the intertwining of security and securitisation issues and the debate
   on multiculturalism;
   - sources of radicalisation, political violence and terrorism;
   - the relationship between multiculturalism, social exclusion, democratic
   citizenship and political participation;
   - the impact of international policy networks on national “integration”
   policies;
   - comparative perspectives on states’ experiences of multiculturalism;
   - political challenges to multiculturalism, migrant communities and
   intercultural dialogue;
   - responses to migration: legal, economic and political;
   - current migration trends and policy approaches;

We would like to encourage the submission of individual papers, posters and
symposia which address these various issues.
For more information about the Call for Papers and online submission forms,
please visit
*http://www.surrey.ac.uk/cronem/* <http://www.surrey.ac.uk/cronem/>
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Mirela Dumic
Research Centre Co-ordinator
Centre for Research on Nationalism, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism (CRONEM)
School of Politics
14 AC 05
Post Box I4
University of Surrey
Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH

Tel: +44 (0) 1483 682365
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