MULTICULTURAL CONCEPTIONS OF CITIZENSHIP

Authors

  • Gyanaranjan Swain Lecturer Department of Political Science Ravenshaw University

Keywords:

Multiculturalism, Oppression, Culture, Equality of cultures

Abstract

With the advent of globalization and rise in international migration, the concept of citizenship has undergone wide changes. Traditional concepts of citizenship no longer seem capable of providing a sufficient basis for political belonging in the light of new developments in the world. It has become untenable for citizenship to demand political and cultural homogeneity. Nation states have become increasingly diverse in terms of culture and ethnicity. This ethnic and cultural diversity call for a form of ‘multicultural citizenship’, which acknowledges not only the individual but also the value of the different cultural forms in and through which individuality is expressed. The present essay is an brief attempt to discuss about multicultural conceptions of citizenship. 

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Published

2014-01-31

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2014): JANUARY 2014

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