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category: Political Science
published: Apr 2012
ISBN:9780774815666
publisher: UBC Press

Becoming Multicultural

Immigration and the Politics of Membership in Canada and Germany

by Triadafilos Triadafilopoulos

tagged: emigration & immigration, social policy
Description

During the first half of the twentieth century, Canada's and Germany’s responses to questions of national membership consisted of discriminatory policies aimed at harnessing migration for economic ends. Yet, by the end of the century, both countries were transformed into highly diverse multicultural societies. How did this remarkable shift come about? Triadafilopoulos argues that, after the war, global human rights norms intersected with domestic political identities and institutions, opening the way for the liberalization of Canada's and Germany’s immigration and citizenship policies. His is a thought-provoking analysis that sheds light on the dynamics of membership politics and policy making in contemporary liberal-democratic countries.

About the Author

Triadafilos Triadafilopoulos

Contributor Notes

Triadafilos Triadafilopoulos is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Toronto, Scarborough.

Awards
  • Short-listed, Prize in Comparative Politics, Canadian Political Science Association
  • Short-listed, Donald Smiley Prize, Canadian Political Science Association
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