CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2011
| Author | Dobiás, Katalin |
|---|---|
| Title | Reconciling pluralism and equality in post-multicultural Europe Comparative analysis on recent integration policy reforms in Sweden and the Netherlands pluralist societies in European welfare states |
| Summary | Contemporary European ‘diversity panic’ set the challenge: how to create and effectively apply integration policies that foster equality between natives and newcomers while being responsive to the tensions in ever diverse European societies. The analysis is carried out in the light of the ‘failure of multiculturalism’ polemic and suggests that an ideal integration policy must rest on a ‘de facto’ multicultural standpoint on diversity management ensuring equal human dignity while respecting the moral imperative not to set assimilationist requirements by regulating identity. The main focus of the research is on the role and realization of integration courses and tests in comparison between the contrasting Dutch and Swedish models. The assessment is undertaken primarily as to the (il)liberal nature i.e. acceptability of tests in a liberal-democratic context with regard to the actual provisions, their formulations and potential/cumulative effects as well. On a more in-depth level the potential danger of regimes, seeing the ultimate means of reconciling contemporary tensions around immigrant integration in exclusionary integration policies, is stressed and illustrated with the restrictive Dutch integration tests assessing, and occasionally failing, newcomers’ inner mindset and personal convictions. It is concluded, “the most liberal citizenship test is none at all.” The author advocates European countries of immigration currently before their integration reforms to follow the recent Swedish example which has the potential to enhance integration without employing illiberal means. |
| Supervisor | Baer, Susanne |
| Department | Legal Studies LLM |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2011/dobias_katalin.pdf |
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