变化和挑战:多元文化与澳大利亚政体

Changes and Challenges:Multiculturalism and Australian Polity

澳大利亚是一个多元文化的国家吗?作者认为,在某种程度上澳大利亚是一个"既多元文化又欠多元文化"的国家。文章从人口统计、移民模式、语言、定居点模式和政策领域五个方面切入,分析了为什么我们不应该认为澳大利亚是一个多元文化的国家;然后用五个理由阐释了为什么我们仍然应该视澳大利亚为一个多元文化的国家。在谈及多元文化的五个关键要素中,着重探讨了澳大利亚政体对多元文化的影响。最后,作者希冀能保持和捍卫澳大利亚现今的日常多元文化。

Is Australia a multicultural nation？ As a scholar of Australian literature and cultural history,Professor David Carter in University of Queensland,argues that to some extent Australia is both more and less multicultural.In terms of demography,immigration patterns,language,settlement patterns and policy,the paper begins with five reasons why we should not consider Australia a multicultural nation.Then it replies with five reasons as to why we should still see Australia as multicultural nation.The author focuses on the impact of Australian polity on multiculturalism when referring to the five key elements about Australian multiculturalism.Finally,the author hopes to maintain and defend everyday multiculturalism in the current Australia in some way.