New Dynamics of Identity Politics in the Americas

<p>Multiculturalism has shaped identity politics in the Americas over the past decades as illustrated by politics of recognition affirmative action and increasing numbers of internationally recognized cultural productions by members of ethnic minorities. Hinting at postcolonial legacies in political rhetoric and practice multiculturalism has also served as a driving force behind social movements in the Americas. Nevertheless in current academic discussions and public debates on migration globalization and identity politics concepts like new ethnicities ethnic groupism creolization hybridity <i>mestizaje</i> diasporas and post-ethnicity articulate positionings that are profoundly changing our understanding of multiculturalism. Combining theoretical reflections with case studies the aim of this book is to demonstrate the current dynamics of (post-) multicultural politics in the Americas.</p><p>This book was based on a special issue of <em>Latin American and Caribbean Ethnic Studies</em>.</p>