Paul Scheffer (

Nijmegen Nijmegen ( , ; Nijmeegs: ) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and the ninth largest of the Netherlands as a whole. Located on the Waal River close to the German border, Nijmegen is one of the oldest cities in the ...

, 3 September 1954) is a Dutch author, he was

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at the Universiteit van Amsterdam between 2003 and 2011, currently he is professor of

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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 on

multiculturalism Multiculturalism is the coexistence of multiple cultures. The word is used in sociology, in political philosophy, and colloquially. In sociology and everyday usage, it is usually a synonym for ''Pluralism (political theory), ethnic'' or cultura ...

and

immigration Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not usual residents or where they do not possess nationality in order to settle as Permanent residency, permanent residents. Commuting, Commuter ...

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 as ...

and

immigration to the Netherlands Demographic features of the population of the Netherlands include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the population, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Population The Netherlands ...

.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 Writers from Nijmegen {{Netherlands-PvdA-politician-stub