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Multiculturalism and nationalism in Finland by Pasi Saukkonen

19/12/2018 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

DiscussionsMulticulturalism and nationalism in Finlandby Pasi Saukkonen IntroductionAll societies are diverse, and one of the tasks of the state is to organize this heterogeneity. In this essay, I will analyze the last 200 years of the history of Finland from the point of view of managing ethnic, linguistic and cultural plurality. The story starts from the nation-building process in the 19th century and it ends with a discussion about contemporary and future challenges in finding the right balance between rights…

Multiculturalism and Cultural Policy in Northern Europe

13/04/2017 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

The purpose of this article is to examine multiculturalist cultural policies in northern Europe. Almost all societies are multicultural in the sense that they contain two or more languages or religions, and people there live according to many value systems and traditions. Few countries, however, can be labeled as ideologically multiculturalist societies. This multiculturalism implies a positive or at least a neutral government attitude towards cultural diversity, public support for the maintenance of cultural practices and identities, and public efforts…

How is diversity manifested in culture and in the cultural policy?

11/04/2017 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

On 13 November, Kulturkontakt Nord arranged in Helsinki a Nordic seminar on diversity and culture in a sustainable society (Mångfald inom kulturen viktigt i ett hållbart samhälle). I held there the speech below. Language has not been corrected but the text is hopefully still understandable. In this end, there is also a list of relevant literature. Read the full article of Passi Saukkonen here