Beyond Assimilation and Integration: The Shift to ‘National’ and ‘Transnational’ Inclusion

• Authors: Christopher Houtkamp
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

One of the key concepts of the MIME (Mobility and Inclusion in Multilingual Europe) project is, obviously, ‘inclusion’. However, precisely describing what the concept means is not as straightforward as it may seem. It has been used in different contexts in scientific literature. This paper attempts to contribute to the enfolding MIME-framework by critically reflecting upon the definition of ‘inclusion’. Drawing upon theories of acculturation, three core concepts in minority literature, namely ‘assimilation,’ ‘integration,’ and ‘inclusion’ will be examined, and their differences demarcated. In the light of recent developments, such as transnationalism, it will be determined which concept is best suited to analyse contemporary accommodation processes of minorities in their countries of residence. After examining the trade-off between mobility and inclusion, a central topic in all MIMErelated research, some general conclusions about ‘inclusion’ and diversitymanagement will be drawn.

Keywords

EN

inclusion; integration; assimilation; diversity policy; mobilityinclusion trade-off

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, European and Regional Studies
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 73-87

Dates

published

2015-12-01

online

2016-03-18

Contributors

author

Christopher Houtkamp

• University of Amsterdam

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/auseur-2015-0014