| ID | 101978 |
| Title Proper | Local youth work as subpolitics of multiculturalism |
| Other Title Information | professional educators constructing new rationales in eastern Finland |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kivijarvi, Antti |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article examines how the notion of multiculturalism is defined at the level of Finnish youth work. Local youth work is examined as a subpolitical arena in a rapidly changing and culturally diversifying society where answers by public institutions are not available. The essential objective of this article is to unravel the rationales of multicultural subpolitics and examine which policies these rationales enable. The data of the study consists of ethnographic observations of and interviews with youth workers in eastern Finland. The results of the study indicate that the subpolitics of multiculturalism are implemented through strategies of rationalisation and governance of minority populations rather than by recognising national and cultural ambivalences. The thesis is that such (sub)politics may reinforce the risk of cultural and ethnic demarcations among young people. |
| `In' analytical Note | Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism Vol. 10, No. 2; Oct 2010: p204-220 |
| Journal Source | Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism Vol. 10, No. 2; Oct 2010: p204-220 |
| Key Words | Youth ; Multiculturalism ; Professional Education ; Rationales ; Finland ; Youth Worker |