Community Development Journal Advance Access published online on July 27, 2009
Community Development Journal, doi:10.1093/cdj/bsp036
Multicultural participation in an Israeli neighborhood
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Multicultural participation, a process in communities whose identity groups recognize their differences and collaborate across boundaries, has potential in democratic societies whose populations are becoming more diverse. This paper examines multicultural participation in a neighborhood in Israel, whose people live in continuous international conflict. It raises questions about an approach which might contribute to diverse democracy and international relations, if multicultural principles prevailed and the neighborhood were a unit of solution.