Is Multiculturalism a Failure ?

This mini book from the REGARDS CROISÉS Collection at Five Minutes offers an uncompromising dive into a burning debate : Is multiculturalism a failure ? Drawing on recent data and testimonies (2024-2025), the author examines how cultural diversity is experienced across Western and Asian societies. He shows that the same term covers very different realities : in the United Kingdom more than half of respondents think multiculturalism weakens national identity, while in Canada and the United States diversity is celebrated and widely supported. The text also explores the rise of far right parties in Europe, tensions in Australia and Sweden, Maori protests in New Zealand and discrimination in India, and notes that the Singaporean model relies on strict integration. Far from caricatures, this book highlights the economic, social and cultural benefits of diversity and identifies the causes of failure : segregation, inequality and political manipulation. It offers concrete recommendations for building two way cohesion. If you want to understand the issues of immigration, tolerance and identity in a globalised world, this mini book is essential. Read it and join the debate !