Multicultural Challenges and Sustainable Democracy in Europe and East Asia

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Introduction....Pages 1-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Multicultural Dreaming: Democracy and Multiculturalism in the ‘Chinese Dream’....Pages 15-35
The Migrant Workers’ Movement in the Democratic Consolidation of Korea....Pages 37-58
Property Law Policy for the Indigenous Ainu People and the Unresolved Issue of Reparations in Japan....Pages 59-81
Multiculturalism and Malaysia’s (Semi-) Democracy: Movements for Electoral Reform in an Evolving Ethno-Political Landscape....Pages 83-105
Socio-cultural Cleavages and Red Shirt-Yellow Shirt Conflicts in Thailand’s Politics: A Critical Multiculturalism View....Pages 107-128
Local Citizenship and Policy Agenda for ‘Foreign Residents’ in East Asia....Pages 129-152
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
Multiculturalism and the Extreme Right Challenge in Contemporary Britain....Pages 155-175
Nondiscrimination, Diversity and Islam: Challenges for Multiculturalism in France....Pages 177-197
Acculturation of Turkish Muslims as a Challenge to Social Integration in Germany....Pages 199-220
Acts of Citizenship against Neoliberalism: The New Cycle of Migrant Struggles in Italy....Pages 221-242
Multiculturalism and Dimensions of Identification in Eastern Europe: A Failed Policy or Inescapable Reality?....Pages 243-267
A Shared European Citizenship in a Multinational and Multicultural Environment....Pages 269-291
Back Matter....Pages 293-301