Od kulture k multikulturalizmu: premislek skozi antropologijo

slovenian

2009

human migration    anthropology 

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From culture to multiculturalism: rethinking through anthropology. This article intends to contribute to the rethinking of multiculturalism on the case of anthropological writing on migrants, asylum seekers and refugees. Since anthropology of migration is a knowledge in expansion this text will not deliver the whole review on anthropological theories on migration. Instead of providing a general review of anthropology of migration those researchers, whose theorisations are crucial for the critical and accurate contemporary understanding of discourses on multiculturalism connected with theoretical discussions on migrants and their culture will be selected. The aim of this article is, on the base of theoretical debate, to underline pernicious uses of culture as a concept which contributes to the differential racism and culturalism. This article has mainly theoretical aim. Since theory on multiculturalism is needed for planning and implementation of different multicultural policies and praxis, the article brings fresh theoretical debate on multiculturalism in anthropology. This text sheds light upon research of the theoretical concepts for accurate understanding of multiculturalism and with this brings insight in recent discussion on culture in socio-cultural anthropology. Discussion has consequences for undiscriminatory rethinking on migrants and wishes to research and explain anthropological understandings of multiculturalisms and to show the possible traps of some multiculturalism.

01.07.2011