Multiculturalism - An essay

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Multiculturalism is often associated to the Anglo-Saxon social model and way of integrating foreign people. Although some analysts might think that multiculturalism should stay forever the best way to deal with the globalization and its challenges, it seems that the liberal opinion wants to push further the government's policy, towards more independence and rights for individuals. A country like France remains an exception in Europe, because it is proud of its very special "assimilation model" which consists in refusing any multiculturalism and preventing any separation between the communities by gathering them around common national values. Consequently, from the French point of view, the English debate could be seen as far too liberal, because it always privileges individual rights instead of the community's welfare.

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[...] Of course, school is definitely the solution to educate people and to make them climb the social ladder. On the other hand, I don't believe it should be used as a bias to put the individual at the heart of things. This “finer-grained texture” would more resemble to even more anarchy. For example, the situation of the Muslim community would not benefit from more freedom in their way to practise and finance their religion; it would be far more profitable to make them feel more integrated in a national community. [...]

[...] Le multi-culturalisme Multiculturalism is often associated to the Anglo-Saxon social model and way of integrating foreign people. Although some analysts might think that multiculturalism should stay forever the best way to deal with the Globalization and its challenges, it seems that the liberal opinion wants to push further the government's policy, towards more independence and rights for individuals. A country like France remains an exception in Europe, because it is proud of its very special “assimilation model” which consists in refusing any multiculturalism and preventing any separation between the communities by gathering them around common national values. [...]

[...] The sadly famous “Londonistan” which is the shelter for extremists and terrorists symbolizes the failure of a system that was more a utopia than a practical system. It seems to me that multiculturalism was more a way for the government to get rid of immigration and integration issues than a perfect model. It seems obvious that countries such as the UK have to move on and to find new solutions in order to integrate foreign populations and to deal more successfully with the Globalization. [...]

[...] The British attempt to find national values in which everyone could belief and identify himself is a first step toward a new social model for this country. The challenge is know to know if British beliefs and values are universal enough to gather all the communities around them and to find again the lost unity, of a country which, somehow, always managed great in a globalized world. Bibliography Multiculturalism, Identity and Rights par Bruce Haddock et Peter Sutch (22 mai 2003) Multiculturalism and the Foundations of Meaningful Life: Reconciling Autonomy, Identity, and Community par Andrew M. [...]