Parallel society refers to the self-organization of an ethnic or religious minority, often but not always immigrant groups, with the intent of a reduced or minimal spatial, social and cultural contact with the majority society into which they immigrate.
The term was introduced into the debate about
migration
Migration, migratory, or migrate may refer to: Human migration
* Human migration, physical movement by humans from one region to another
** International migration, when peoples cross state boundaries and stay in the host state for some minimum le ...
and
integration in the early 1990s by the German sociologist
Wilhelm Heitmeyer. It rose to prominence in the European public discourse following the murder of Dutch director and critic of Islam
Theo van Gogh. In 2004, the
Association for the German Language ranked the term second in their
Word of the year list.
Wort des Jahres
(expand "Wörter des Jahres 2004")
See also
* Parallel state
* Pillarisation
* Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism is the coexistence of multiple cultures. The word is used in sociology, in political philosophy, and colloquially. In sociology and everyday usage, it is usually a synonym for ''Pluralism (political theory), ethnic'' or cultura ...
* Leitkultur
* Auto-segregation
Self-segregation or auto-segregation is the Separatism, separation of a Religion, religious, Ethnic group, ethnic, or Race (human categorization), racial group from other groups in a Sovereign state, country by the group itself naturally. This usu ...
* Ghetto
A ghetto is a part of a city in which members of a minority group are concentrated, especially as a result of political, social, legal, religious, environmental or economic pressure. Ghettos are often known for being more impoverished than other ...
* Dhimmi
* Parallel Polis, the deliberate creation of a parallel society to overcome oppressive systems
* Sensitive urban zone (France)
* Vulnerable residential area (Denmark)
* Vulnerable area (Sweden)
References
German words and phrases
Identity politics
Multiculturalism
Society
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