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Call for Publications

Theme: Communities Falling Apart
Subtitle: Continuities and Changes in Multicultural Settlements
Publication: Edited Volume
Deadline: 31.8.2022

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Vernon Press seeks chapter contributions for a forthcoming edited
volume titled “Communities Falling Apart: Continuities and Changes in
Multicultural Settlements”.

Multiculturalism is arguably a fundamental aspect of contemporary
western society that has garnered diverse reception. It has been the
source of diversity (positive) and social disunity (negative).
Multiculturalism stands as the most recent development of race
relations in ethnic studies; therefore, to study the contemporary
theory of race, it is vital to consider cultural diversity as a
constitutive aspect of that theory. Multiculturalism is not only a
descriptive or even normative concept; instead, it is more
appropriate to consider it as a pragmatic concept. Accordingly, to
understand race and race relations, multiculturalism is vital in
deciphering some, often neglected, aspects of ethnic and racial
experiences, not only in particular settings like Britain but equally
elsewhere in Western liberal communities. When Nathan Glazer declared
that “we are all multiculturalists now” (1997), he may have meant
that multiculturalism has become a tangible fact and an irreversible
reality. This collection builds on such an assumption and argues that
the “factuality of diversity” made multiculturalism an inevitable
fact of everyday experiences in ethnocultural communities. However,
the multicultural settlement has come under increasing backlash from
different theoretical, cultural, and political orientations (Vertovec
and Kymlicaka, 2010). This collection attempts to trace the aspects
of such a backlash, its nature, and consequences in the various
experiences of Western societies (Britain, USA, Canada, etc.).
Equally, it is argued that the novel discourses of
post-multiculturalism bear seeds of continuities and changes of the
multicultural settlement.

Relevant questions this collection seeks to answer include: How can
we build a new social contract that ensures trust between people of
varied backgrounds in multicultural communities? What are the best
ways to build tolerant, multicultural communities? How can community
leaders soothe the fears of their fellow citizens and build
integrated communities? What roles does western civil society play in
the new post-multicultural settlement? What role does conceptual
terminology play in the re/configuration of contemporary race
relations in multicultural societies?

Contributors are encouraged to elaborate on topics such as:

- Changing definitions of multiculturalism and post-multiculturalism.
- Natures, processes, and consequences of multiculturalism and
  post-multiculturalism; in particular political, cultural, and social
  contexts.
- Descriptive and normative accounts of multiculturalism and
  post-multiculturalism.
- Multiculturalism and the politics of social cohesion.

The book will cover the issues of the ideology of multiculturalism,
politics of identity, Immigration and globalization, politics of
difference, Islamophobia, Westophobia, etc.

This publication seeks to add to ongoing debates regarding the
relevance and desirability of multiculturalism as a strategy of
managing difference (on its various levels) in contemporary Western
societies. Comparatively, it seeks to identify the flaws and merits
of different multicultural experiences of different societies with
special emphasis on the Anglophone world. Different approaches to
multiculturalism, post-multiculturalism, and interculturalism are
considered.

Contributors are expected to submit chapters that broach relevant
aspects of multiculturalism and its variants. Chapters should not go
beyond 10,000 words and need to comply with the technical
requirements of the APA style (7th edition). All submissions should
be sent to the Volume Editor Hassen Zriba (hassen_zr...@yahoo.fr) by
31 August 2022.

Vernon Press is an independent publisher of bilingual scholarly books
in the humanities and social sciences. Pluralism, intellectual
diversity and openness are at the heart of what we do. Our mission is
to provide a home for ideas of international importance and to
embrace scholarship from underrepresented voices and perspectives. We
build close, long-lasting relationships with all stakeholders in
order to identify and develop valuable titles. We combine editorial
and marketing expertise with a commitment to the highest academic
standards.


Contact:

Hassen Zriba, Volume Editor
Email: hassen_zr...@yahoo.fr




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