Multiculturalism in the Americas: Challenges for Europe

Seminar organized by the Center for the Study of the Americas and the Canadian Embassy in Copenhagen.

Immigration, integration and multiculturalism – can the American experiences be useful for Europe?

Denmark and many other European countries have only recently begun to meet the challenges presented by increased globalization - from the reframing of national identities to the very practical problems relating to integration of newcomers in the workforce and in society at large. Canada and the United States, however, have been “immigrant nations” throughout their entire histories. The US still welcomes about one million legal immigrants every year, while last year alone, Canada received 262,236 new permanent residents. Measured against the size of the population, that is a larger intake of newcomers than any other country in the world.

The Center for the Study of the Americas at CBS and the Embassy of Canada in Copenhagen invites you to a seminar on the challenges ahead and the lessons from Canada and the United States.

Speakers:

The Honourable Senator Donald H. Oliver, Q.C. Diversity and Integration in Education, Skills and Business; the Canadian Experience and Challenges for Europe

Eva Kartholm Challenges to Ethnic Integration in the Danish Construction Sector

Dr Natasha Kumar Warikoo Secondary Education and Race Relations in New York and London: Lessons for the Multiethnic European City

Tøger Seidenfaden Multiculturalism: Collapse of Western values or Simple necessity - the Danish case.

Registration

Paricipation is free of charge but as space is limited, participants are asked to register at

csa.eng@cbs.dk no later than October 9th.