THE POLITICS OF DIVERSITY

The Politics of Diversity, Race, Religion, Gender and Culture

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION3

Background3

Purpose of the Research4

Problem Statement5

Aims and Objectives5

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW6

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY8

Research Design8

Literature Search8

Keywords9

Hypothesis9

Findings9

REFERENCES10

CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION

Background

If any issue dominates contemporary political theory, it is how to deal with cultural diversity and the claims - moral, legal, and political - made in the name of ethnic, religious, linguistic, or national allegiance. Today, governments are confronted by demands from cultural minorities for recognition, protection, preferential treatment, and political autonomy within the boundaries of the state. Equally, international society and its political institutions, as well as states themselves, have had to deal with demands from various peoples for political recognition as independent nations, and for national self-determination. The turbulent politics of the contemporary world may account in part for this development: the collapse of communist Eastern Europe led to an upsurge of nationalist demands from people aspiring to statehood; the challenges to the legitimacy of rulers in such places as Kashmir, Burma, East Timor, and Bougainville have fed demands for national independence as well as attempts at secession; the emergence of an indigenous peoples' movement gave further encouragement to aboriginal groups calling for affirmative action, or compensation for past injustice, as well as rights of self-government; and the mass migrations of peoples, fleeing war or simply seeking better opportunities in new countries, have seen the emergence of substantial cultural minorities in states unprepared for the problems this could bring. (Appiah 1996, 114)

This proposal review the literature of nationalism and multiculturalism as it has grown and developed over the past 15 years. Its aim, however, is not simply to summarize that body of writing but to draw attention to the problems that have confronted contemporary political theory - and liberal theory in particular - as it has struggled to embrace diversity. How can the many live as one? That is an old question in political theory, and the theorists of nationalism and multiculturalism have, in different ways, tried to offer an answer. (Budge 2004, 90)

Purpose of the Research

The purpose of this literature review is to know how politics is related to the diversity, race, religion, gender, and culture.

Problem Statement

To study the factors and variables that are involved in the politics of diversity, race, religion, gender, and culture.

Aims and Objectives

The aim of this research proposal is to identify the problems related to the politics of diversity, race, religion, gender, and culture.

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW

Multiculturalism did not appear until the 1960s and 1970s, when it was used to describe a new public policy, first in Canada and then in Australia. In both of these cases, this development marked an explicit movement by federal governments away from policies of assimilation of ethnic minorities, and immigrants in particular, toward policies of acceptance and integration of diverse cultures. (Stepan 1993, 182)

Multiculturalism is a term that describes one particular way of responding to ethnic diversity. For some, multiculturalism requires moderate changes to social and political institutions to enable cultural minorities to preserve their languages and ...