Integration Discourses and the Generational Trajectories of Civic Engagement in Multi-Nation States: A Comparison of the Canadian Provinces of Quebec and Ontario

The Political Sources of Solidarity in Diverse Societies

“…37 There has been considerable research done on the impact of diversity policies on other outcomesfor example, how they affect labour market outcomes for immigrants, or how multicultural or bilingual education affects the educational outcomes of immigrants, or how they affect voting and volunteering rates. See, for example, Bloemraad and Wright 2014;Koopmans 2013;Kesler and Bloemraad 2010;Bloemraad 2006;Kymlicka 2012;and Laxer 2013. But for the purposes of this project, we are particularly interested in the impact of these policy regimes on solidarity.…”

Civic Participation Profiles and Predictors Among French-Canadian Youths Transitioning Into Adulthood: A Person-Centered Study

“…Finally, our sample was also quite homogenous, as most participants were French-speaking Canadians of European descent living in the same specific suburban geographical area and coming from intact families and privileged socioeconomic backgrounds. The specific interculturalist oriented policies endorsed by the Quebec province (Laxer, 2013) alongside documented regional differences in civic education and civic engagement in Canada (Turcotte, 2015) suggest that our findings may not be generalizable to all North-American youths transitioning into adulthood.…”

Facilitative Factors and Impediments to Newcomer Youth’s Initial Integration Milestones: The Arab Newcomer Youth Experience

“…If the sense of competition over existent resources, like jobs, is high, then multiculturalism will not be supported (Berry, 2001(Berry, , 2005(Berry, , 2006Palmer, 1996).Likewise, if the dominant group senses a threat to maintaining the powerful status of their dominant ideologies on a societal level, then embracing alternate ideologies may not be favored, thereby inhibiting integration (Berry, 1997(Berry, , 2006Berry & Kalin, 1995;Berry et al, 1989;Berry & Sabatier, 2010;Palmer, 1996;Sabatier & Berry, 2008). Accord of 1991 (Laxer, 2013). This approach dictates an integration discourse of inter-culturalism, where immigrants' participation is welcomed and encouraged, but is expected to abide to a "common public culture" (Laxer, 2013(Laxer, , p. 1581.…”

“…Accord of 1991 (Laxer, 2013). This approach dictates an integration discourse of inter-culturalism, where immigrants' participation is welcomed and encouraged, but is expected to abide to a "common public culture" (Laxer, 2013(Laxer, , p. 1581. For Quebec, it is important to acknowledge that the Francophone culture is not as dominant as Anglophones in Canada.…”