The Incorporation of Minorities in Canada and the United States

SES-1323881 Prema KurienSyracuse UniversityThis project contributes to incorporation and social movement theories by examining the reasons for the different mobilization of religious minorities in Canada and the United States.不同的宗教少数群体可能有大致相似的移民到这两个国家的模式，并与他们的同胞跨越边界的密切联系，但表现出不同的社会形象在加拿大和美国之间。社会融合的主导模式强调东道国的机会结构或群体的特点，以解释参与的差异。然而，这两种范式都不能令人满意地解释加拿大和美国不同宗教团体的动员之间的国家间差异，以及这两个团体的公众知名度和行动主义之间的国内差异。本研究还旨在揭示影响动员形式的因素，无论是“民族”、“种族”还是“宗教”。“它将研究不同的机会结构（国家和地方）和群体特征的差异如何塑造他们如何表达自己的不满和动员。该项目将在多伦多、温哥华、纽约/新泽西和北方加州进行，并将包括访谈、分析有关组织的信息和媒体对这些团体的报道。更广泛的影响这个项目将揭示塑造来自宗教少数群体背景的移民群体的行动主义和融合的非常不同的模式的因素。美国和加拿大的这些群体包括大量政治活跃的非白人和大部分非基督徒人口。了解这些人的政治动员模式将有助于政策制定者和更广泛的社会成员对许多正在北美建立的新族裔群体的关切形成理解。同样重要的是，新的民族宗教团体的成员要了解什么类型的组织和活动能够有效地帮助他们在自己的国家中获得利益和制定政策。

SES-1323881Prema KurienSyracuse UniversityThis project contributes to incorporation and social movement theories by examining the reasons for the differential mobilization of religious minorities in Canada and the United States. Different religious minority groups may have broadly similar patterns of migration to the two countries and have close ties with their compatriots across the border, but yet manifest divergent social profiles within and between Canada and the United States. Dominant paradigms of social incorporation emphasize the opportunity structure of the host country or the characteristics of groups in explaining differences in involvement. However, neither paradigm can satisfactorily explain both inter-country differences between the mobilization of varying religious groups in Canada and the United States and the intra-country differences between the public visibility and activism of the two groups. This research also aims to uncover the factors that influence the form that mobilization takes, whether it is "ethnic," "racial," or "religious." It will examine how different opportunity structures (both national and local) and differences in the characteristics of the groups shape how they frame their grievances and mobilize. This project will be conducted in Toronto, Vancouver, New York/New Jersey, and Northern California, and will include interviews, analyses of information about the organizations, and media coverage of the groups. Broader ImpactsThis project will reveal the factors shaping the very different patterns of activism and integration of immigrant groups from religious minority backgrounds. These groups in the United States and Canada comprise a large and politically active population that is non-white and largely non-Christian. An understanding of the political mobilization patterns of these individuals will help policy makers and members of the wider society to develop an appreciation for the concerns of many of the new ethnic groups that are becoming established in North America. It is also important for members of new ethno-religious groups to understand what types of organizations and activities are effective in helping them achieve a stake in their countries and shape policies.