Vivere nella diversità: sviluppo delle tesi interculturaliste in dialogo con il modello multiculturalista

This paper retraces the debate between the main scholars of the multicultural approach and those of the intercultural approach, recently developed in the United Kingdom. After emphasizing the peculiarities and the criticism of multiculturalism, concerning the recognition of diversities and the inclusion of foreigners, the comparison of such model with the actual challenges faced by the United Kingdom, marked by the dynamicity and differentiation of the ethnic minorities, leads to consider some of the intercultural theses as a better approach for representing and reacting to the ethnic and religious diversities. Finally, the applicability of interculturalism was tested on the case study of Quebec, through a revision of the theories of Gerard Bouchard and Charles Taylor.