TY - JOUR
AU - Dobrowolsky, Alexandra
AB - Int. Migration & Integration (2008) 9:115–116 DOI 10.1007/s12134-007-0041-9 Keith Banting, Thomas J. Courchene, F. Leslie Seidle, The Art of the State III: Belonging? Diversity, Recognition and Shared Citizenship in Canada Institute for Research on Public Policy, Montreal, 2007, 708 pp, ISBN-13: 978-0886452018 Alexandra Dobrowolsky Published online: 9 May 2008 Springer Science + Business Media B.V. 2007 This collection ambitiously considers the implications of two highly contested, contemporary policy agendas: the first valorizes diversity, multiculturalism and more accommodating conceptions of citizenship that include a recognition of difference; and the second promotes integration, cohesion, mainstreaming and the solidarity that can arise from common communities. The editors suggest that these are competing, but not necessarily mutually exclusive, agendas. To be sure, whilst Canada reputedly champions diversity, it is not immune to the integrationist discourses and practices that are becoming ever more prevalent. The book surveys national and international developments, but takes three Canadian constituencies specifically into account: francophone Québécois; immigrant groups, especially ethnocultural and racial minority newcomers; and Aboriginal peoples. Ultimately, the editors seek to strike a balance between the recognition of diversity and social integrationist perspectives, and work towards realising a “shared citizenship”. In their words, this “implies a certain level 
TI - Keith Banting, Thomas J. Courchene, F. Leslie Seidle, The Art of the State III: Belonging? Diversity, Recognition and Shared Citizenship in Canada
JF - Journal of International Migration and Integration
DO - 10.1007/s12134-007-0041-9
DA - 2008-05-09
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/keith-banting-thomas-j-courchene-f-leslie-seidle-the-art-of-the-state-DT1Bpvx0nK
SP - 115
EP - 116
VL - 9
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -