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The Politics of Belonging: Conflict, Community, Curriculum
The politics of belonging are ubiquitous at the international, national and local levels. Conflicts at the global level often revolve around competing claims to territory. These protracted conflicts pit contested visions of belonging: Who does this territory belong to? And who belongs to this territory? Scholars of ethnic conflict know all too well how identity politics can intersect with other factors to fuel intra-state conflicts.
Yet the politics of belonging do not only play out at the global level. Nor do they necessarily breed violent conflict. Local communities across Canada have experienced heated conversations around belonging that challenge the longstanding model of multiculturalism. From divisive debates around immigration to the rise of nativism, who belongs – and who does not belong – are central questions underpinning difficult discussions around citizenship and nation-building. While Québec’s Bill 21 has generated much discussion in media and scholarly circles regarding religious community rights, provinces such as Alberta have also waded into the waters of identity politics by threatening the rights of the transgender community. These and other recent developments reveal the need to recognize the intersectional nature of the politics of belonging as race, gender, religion, class, sexuality, etc. intersect in various ways to include/exclude different communities. READ MORE https://mycpsa-cpsa-acsp.ca/cfp/cfp_index