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20 septembre 2019
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- doi: 10.1163/1871191X-15101062
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affirmative action foreign services diplomats diplomatic practice ethnic diversity ministries of foreign affairs (MFAs) affirmative action public diplomacySujets proches
Pluralism, Cultural Cultural diversity Pluralism (Social sciences) Ethnic diversity Diversity, Cultural Diversity, Religious Religious diversityCiter ce document
Christian Lequesne et al., « Ethnic Diversity in the Recruitment of Diplomats: Why MFAs Take the Issue Seriously », Archive ouverte de Sciences Po (SPIRE), ID : 10.1163/1871191X-15101062
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Diversity and its management have become an issue in all organisations. Ministriesof foreign affairs (MFAs) do not escape the issue. In the 2000s, states decided to considermore ethnic diversity in the recruitment of their diplomats. In some countries,this new goal requires affirmative action programs. This article is based on three casestudies. The first case study analyses two Western countries — France and Norway —where MFAs have to reflect the diversity of immigration in their societies. The secondcase study analyses the case of Brazil, a country where the legacy of slavery stillcauses discrimination in the recruitment of diplomats. The third case study analysesethnic diversity in the MFAs of India and Singapore, which recognise multiculturalismor multiracialism. The study draws five comparative conclusions to generaliseon why MFAs in the world cannot escape the challenge of ethnic diversity in theirrecruitmentpolicy.