Toward Sustainable Cultural pluralism: The Role of International Migration

Dans le cadre de la Série sur la complexe dynamique des migrations internationales, le professeur Ron Schmidt, chercheur invité Fulbright/CEPEA, de l’Université de Californie, a traité des thèmes suivants : What is "cultural pluralism," and what is it not ? Why is cultural pluralism valuable ? (for individuals ? for cultural communities ? for nation-states ?) How does international migration contribute to cultural pluralism, both short-term and long-term ? What kinds of public policies are necessary for sustainable cultural pluralism ?

Ron Schmidt currently holds the Fullbright-Enders Visiting Research Chair at the Center for International studies of the University of Montreal.

Professor Schmidt’s current research program is focused on the incorporation of immigrants in both the United States and Canada, and he is the lead author of a book manuscript (in progress) on the impact of recent immigrants on U.S. ethno-racial politics. His book, Language Policy and Identity Politics in the United States (Temple University Press, 2000) received the “Best Book Award” of the Section on Race, Ethnicity and Politics of the American Political Science Association.