Acculturation and interethnic relations: evidence from the UK, Germany, Belgium, Turkey, and Chile

When?

Monday 30 November 2009, 17:00 to 18:30

Where?

Room 04AD00 (AD building, ground floor) University of Surrey

Open to:

Public, Staff, Students

Speaker:

Dr Hanna Zagefka

Dr Hanna Zagefka, Royal Holloway, University of London

Ethnic minority and majority members often have strong views about which cultural identity minority members should adopt. Minority members can, for instance, seek positive contact with majority members whilst holding on to their original cultural identity (integration), or they might want to give up their original identity and become culturally assimilated. This leads to two important questions which the talk will address - (i) which acculturation preference leads to the best outcome in terms of peaceful intergroup relations? and (ii) can intergroup conflict be minimised by encouraging ethnic minority and majority members to endorse certain acculturation strategies? Answers to these questions will be based on data from a series of studies conducted in countries as diverse as the UK, Germany, Belgium, Turkey and Chile.