Valentina- Zlatanova – Multiculturalism and Ethnic Diversity: Problems and Perspectives

Valentina- Zlatanova – Multiculturalism and Ethnic Diversity: Problems and Perspectives Abstract: The article gives answers to the model of Multiculturalism and recognition of existing theory and practice for ethnic relations and social integration. The author don’t sent limits to Multiculturalism as ethnical definition (existence of different ethnic parts of population in society) and it’s political use. The thesis for policy, providing individual rights for support culture as well as social prosperity of the different ethnic minorities with their agreement to constitutional principles and common values in society and observance of constitutional rights has been developed. The author defends the thesis that State should support the process of ethnic integration and stimulate formation of new forms of solidarity.

Keywords: multiculturalism; ethnic diversity; social exclusion; social integration; civil identity; ethnic conflicts.

Rhetoric and Communications E-journal, Issue 18, July 2015, rhetoric.bg/, journal.rhetoric.bg, ISSN 1314-4464

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