| ID | 086740 |
| Title Proper | Bonding, bridging and ethnic minorities in the Netherlands |
| Other Title Information | changing discourses in a changing nation |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Scholten, Peter ; Holzhacker, Ronald |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The discourse on the integration of ethnic minorities in the Netherlands has undergone profound changes over the past few decades. This article analyses how discourses in politics and academia have revolved around changing emphases upon the social capital processes of 'bonding' of individuals within groups and 'bridging' of individuals to the wider society. Four episodes of discourse and policy may be distinguished: denial of being a country of immigration until the 1970s; the Minorities Policy in the 1980s; the Integration Policy of the 1990s; and the rise of a more assimilationist discourse after the turn of the millennium. The country thus began in the post-war period with a pluralist perspective toward integration rooted in the traditional religious and ideological 'pillarisation' of society, shifting first to a multicultural perspective, then to an integrationist and, finally, in the new millennium, to an assimilationist perspective. |
| `In' analytical Note | Nations and Nationalism Vol. 15, No. 1; Jan 2009: p.81-100 |
| Journal Source | Nations and Nationalism Vol. 15, No. 1; Jan 2009: p.81-100 |
| Key Words | Bonding and Bridging ; Integration Policy ; Policy Venues ; Social Capital ; Netherlands |