‘Multiculturalism is never talked about’: community cohesion and local policy contradictions in England
研究英格兰地方政策中‘社区凝聚力’取代‘多元文化主义’的过程，揭示国家话语对英国穆斯林的污名化如何破坏地方实践，造成政策矛盾。
The concept and policy of ‘multiculturalism’ are under continuing attack. A broad policy language has replaced ‘race’ and ethnicity agendas. We demonstrate how ‘community cohesion’ and ‘equalities’ became dominant concepts in managing cultural relations in England. Local authority and community perspectives in one northern city reveal good local practice being undermined by national discourses stigmatising British Muslims, creating barriers to integration, resulting in a dual, conflicting process. While community cohesion de-emphasises ‘race’, ethnic and religious differences are highlighted in security and immigration discourses.