Tag Archives: Multi-cultural

Impact of personal cultural orientations and cultural intelligence on success in multi-ethnic societies

Posted on January 14, 2021 by Giorgio Bertini

The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of personal cultural orientation and behavioral aspect of cultural intelligence on subjective success in self-employment in a multi-ethnic context. Based on Sharma (J Acad Mark Sci 38: 787–806, 2010) taxonomy … Continue reading →

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Multiculturalism without Culture

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Giorgio Bertini

Anne Phillips is a feminist theorist with some quite strong views (I previously read her book “Which Equalities Matter?”). In “Multiculturalism Without Culture”, she wrestles with a basic contradiction. On the one hand, “culture” matters. This is the central insight … Continue reading →

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Is multiculturalism bad for women?

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Giorgio Bertini

Polygamy, forced marriage, female genital mutilation, punishing women for being raped, differential access for men and women to health care and education, unequal rights of ownership, assembly, and political participation, unequal vulnerability to violence. These practices and conditions are standard … Continue reading →

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Multiculturalism, Autonomy, and Language Preservation

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Giorgio Bertini

In this paper, I show how a novel treatment of speech acts can be combined with a well-known liberal argument for multiculturalism in a way that will justify claims about the preservation, protection, or accommodation of minority languages. The key … Continue reading →

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