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• 09 nov 2007

  10 nov 2007

  Strasbourg

  Conference, symposium - Political studies

  Multiculturalism, modernity and citizenship in Canada

  Interdisciplinary Conference in Canadian Studies

  From the 1990s on, the Canadian multicultural discourse has increasingly focused on the concept of citizenship, which has in turn meant insisting more on the notion of unity and less on that of diversity. Should this be interpreted as a step backward from multiculturalism taken as an ideology and as a policy? From a European perspective, what lessons can be learnt at a time when a growing number of countries are adopting a multicultural terminology and the European Union needs to negotiate a balance between unity and diversity? Should the emergence of a modern form of citizenship be interpreted as the advent of hybrid identities or as a step towards a certain social and cultural anomy? What are then the prospects for multiple identities within a plural nation?

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• 30 sep 2007

  Ottawa

  Call for papers - Political studies

  Gouvernance et participation démocratique au sein des minorités linguistiques nationales

  Ce colloque proposera un bilan de la situation depuis les années 1990 et tirera des enseignements pour la poursuite des travaux sur le sujet de la gouvernance et de la participation démocratique au sein des minorités linguistiques et nationales. Il s'adresse aux chercheurs dont les travaux portent sur ces questions. Il intéressera aussi les intervenants qui souhaitent approfondir la réflexion sur le sujet. Appel à communications, colloque, Ottawa (Ontario), 1-3 mai 2008.

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