The multiculturalism debate is guaranteed to whip up a storm Pundits have been reacting to a speech by David Cameron in which the prime minister argued multiculturalism had "failed". But what do ...

As the European Union is struggling to deal with the migrant crisis (hundreds of migrants drowned in the Mediterranean), German Chancellor Angela Merkel is on record as saying “you can’t all come,” ...

To many, multiculturalism as a political idea in Britain suffered a body blow in 2001. In the shock of 9/11 terrorism and after race riots in some northern English towns, many forecast that its days ...

In his nearly forgotten book Notes Towards the Definition of Culture, T.S. Eliot observed that “One people in isolation is not aware of having a ‘culture’ at all.” Until I was 12, I lived in western ...

Australian multiculturalism has rightly focused on ensuring communities receive equal rights, representation and protection from discrimination — but these do not, in themselves, create the trust and ...

Today, to criticise multiculturalism, one is invariably derided as ‘right wing’ or ‘reactionary’. Conversely, to champion multiculturalism, one is invariably perceived as ‘progressive’ or ‘of the left ...