In Defence of Geo-Cultural Identity: An Argument Against Kymlicka's View of Multiculturalism and Minority Rights

Living together at the cross‐border regional scale in Europe: Supra‐national and trans‐national identity models in the Greater Region

“…The scope has never been to erase national identities, but to encourage a rapprochement between nations through the development of an entrepreneurial and professional identity across state-national borders (Krijtenburg, 2012). The objective was to reinforce a cross-border "geo-cultural identity," making it possible to F I G U R E 1 The Greater Region cope with the national diversity (Talukder, 2013) and to imagine a "Europeanization" of identities; that is, the emergence of multiple senses of belonging beyond the limits of nation-state communities (Börzel & Risse, 2018). Aggressive nationalism has become less evident over the past decades in the Greater Region, but the idea of entrepreneurial and professional identity at the cross-border regional scale has been maintained, with a structural change following the 1970s crisis in the steel and coal industries.…”

“…It is a "geo-cultural identity" (Talukder, 2013) or Europeanized identity (Börzel & Risse, 2018), enabling local people to manage the economy in spite of the presence of national diversity. This new context requires concrete answers to economic challenges in the region, and especially responses to the complex management of the cross-border workers" mobility.…”

“…This business‐oriented definition of a trans‐national identity at the cross‐border regional scale is related to the long‐term production of entrepreneurial and professional identity in the area (Kieffer, 1997), and to the more recent process of cross‐border metropolitan growth and hyper‐competitiveness in a global economy (Reitel, 2012). It is a “geo‐cultural identity” (Talukder, 2013) or Europeanized identity (Börzel & Risse, 2018), enabling local people to manage the economy in spite of the presence of national diversity. This new context requires concrete answers to economic challenges in the region, and especially responses to the complex management of the cross‐border workers” mobility.…”

“Cultural” and “Geo-Cultural” Identity: A Critical Analysis of Kymlicka’s Multiculturalism in the Context of Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh

“…Intercultural pluralism may not be widely influenced by the varieties of national minorities (Kymlicka, 1995a) whereas there is no denial of the fact that the vibrant arts, music, literature etc. can be considered as the necessary supplements from the ethnic minorities towards the versatility of mainstream culture (Talukder, 2013). He thought diversity enriches lifestyles, our experiences, and also promotes our interests, and that is why we should support it.…”

“…Munir Hossain Talukder devised the term "geo-cultural" identity in one his articles to report on the mainstream culture and marginalized culture, and the stress and anxiety between them in a society that celebrates multiculturalism. Kymlicka has emphasized on the prevalence of minority rights but less concentration is given to the relationship between the individual's native land and their cultural perspectives (Talukder, 2013). This study is going to investigate whether people consider only cultural background in terms of constructing their 'self' or both the geographical and cultural identities, namely 'geocultural identity', come into their consideration.…”