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Paul Scheffer ( Nijmegen, 3 September 1954) is a
Paul Scheffer ( Nijmegen, 3 September 1954) is a Dutch
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author, he was professor
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at the Universiteit van Amsterdam between 2003 and 2011, currently he is professor of European studies
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at Tilburg University
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. Paul Scheffer is also a prominent member of the Dutch Labour Party
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In 2000, he wrote an essay ''Het multiculturele drama'' (approximate translation: "The multicultural drama”) which was very influential in shaping the debate onmulticulturalism
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and immigration
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in the Netherlands.
His 2007 book, ''Het land van aankomst'', was published in English in 2011 as "Immigrant Nations", and deals with the overlaps between multiculturalism in the Netherlands Multiculturalism in the Netherlands began with major increases in immigration during the 1950s and 1960s. As a consequence, an official national policy of multiculturalism was adopted in the early 1980s. This policy subsequently gave way to more ass ...
and immigration to the Netherlands
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.Immigrant Nations, Polity Press, The central idea of this book is that "immigration always has been and is a process of alienation for both the newcomers and the natives".
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1954 births Living people Critics of multiculturalism Labour Party (Netherlands) politicians Academic staff of Tilburg University Academic staff of the University of Amsterdam People from Nijmegen {{Netherlands-PvdA-politician-stub