There is a curious choreography in the public life of Aotearoa New Zealand. Political leaders are not often seen in social media feeds with photographs from ordinary Sunday church congregations. Such images may suggest denominational favour, religious alignment, or proximity to organised Christian conservatism. Yet the same leaders appear quite comfortably at mosques, mandirs, gurdwaras, … Continue reading Ethnic Leadership and Ethic of Guardianship
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The Model Migrant and the Treaty Shadow
There is a particular kind of politics that looks, at first glance, like courage. It speaks in the clean language of equality, merit, order, and national unity. It says it is tired of division. It says everyone should be treated the same. It carries itself with the polished confidence of common sense. But in Aotearoa … Continue reading The Model Migrant and the Treaty Shadow
The Missing Machinery of Cohesion
Bhaskar Sunkara’s complaint that diversity in Britain has been turned into a perverse form of multiculturalism is provocative, but it points to a real problem. He has argued in a video discussion that multiculturalism can be hollowed out into a managerial politics of diversity; see also his related critique of liberal anti-racism here. The issue … Continue reading The Missing Machinery of Cohesion
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