Beschreibung:
In the debate on multiculturalism in Europe, traditional minorities are often excluded even though their experience with diversity is longer than most. This is. - because the received wisdom in Europe seems to equate multiculturalism with immigration and lately mainly with Muslim communities. This is different in the. - Anglo world, especially in the context of Canada and Australia, where traditional minorities and indigenous groups are considered a dimension of multiculturalism. . - However, traditional minorities have been part of the European fabric of cultures for centuries, and they have contributed to making multiculturalism work through a number of inter-cultural dialogue mechanisms. This Issue Brief will discuss the role of traditional minorities in multiculturalism, in particular in terms of institutional arrangements at different levels of government. (ECMI)