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'An example to the world!’ : multiculturalism in the creation of a Gibraltarian identity

Luis Martinez, Andrew Canessa and Giacomo Orsini (UGent)
(2018) Barrier and bridge : Spanish and Gibraltarian perspectives on their border. In Cañada Blanch/Sussex Academic studies on contemporary Spain p.119-133
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In Gibraltar one often hears that it is “an example to the world” because a good harmony prevails among the great variety of ethnic and religious groups coexisting in this tiny British Overseas Territory on the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula. Over the last century, religious tolerance and ethnic diversity became two important identity markers of Gibraltar’s nationhood. This paper analyses the political origins and instrumentalisation of this multicultural discourse, which emerged in the shadows of the diplomatic dispute between the UK and Spain over Gibraltar’s sovereignty. We argue that, from the 1940s onwards, Gibraltar’s political authorities have emphasised the multi-ethnic composition of the population to demonstrate a unique national identity, while simultaneously downplaying Spanish cultural influence over the territory. Today, many Gibraltarians have embraced this multicultural discourse as a key component of the national narrative. This paper concludes that multiculturalism in Gibraltar, although largely internalised, is not sui generis but part of a conscious effort since World War II to create an identity that it is different to a Spanish one.
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Border, Multiculturalism, Gibraltar, Diversity

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MLA
Martinez, Luis, et al. “’An Example to the World!’ : Multiculturalism in the Creation of a Gibraltarian Identity.” Barrier and Bridge : Spanish and Gibraltarian Perspectives on Their Border, edited by Andrew Canessa, Sussex Academic Press, 2018, pp. 119–33.
APA
Martinez, L., Canessa, A., & Orsini, G. (2018). ’An example to the world!’ : multiculturalism in the creation of a Gibraltarian identity. In A. Canessa (Ed.), Barrier and bridge : Spanish and Gibraltarian perspectives on their border (pp. 119–133). Brighton: Sussex Academic Press.
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Martinez, Luis, Andrew Canessa, and Giacomo Orsini. 2018. “’An Example to the World!’ : Multiculturalism in the Creation of a Gibraltarian Identity.” In Barrier and Bridge : Spanish and Gibraltarian Perspectives on Their Border, edited by Andrew Canessa, 119–33. Brighton: Sussex Academic Press.
Chicago author-date (all authors)
Martinez, Luis, Andrew Canessa, and Giacomo Orsini. 2018. “’An Example to the World!’ : Multiculturalism in the Creation of a Gibraltarian Identity.” In Barrier and Bridge : Spanish and Gibraltarian Perspectives on Their Border, ed by. Andrew Canessa, 119–133. Brighton: Sussex Academic Press.
Vancouver
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Martinez L, Canessa A, Orsini G. ’An example to the world!’ : multiculturalism in the creation of a Gibraltarian identity. In: Canessa A, editor. Barrier and bridge : Spanish and Gibraltarian perspectives on their border. Brighton: Sussex Academic Press; 2018. p. 119–33.
IEEE
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L. Martinez, A. Canessa, and G. Orsini, “’An example to the world!’ : multiculturalism in the creation of a Gibraltarian identity,” in Barrier and bridge : Spanish and Gibraltarian perspectives on their border, A. Canessa, Ed. Brighton: Sussex Academic Press, 2018, pp. 119–133.
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  author       = {{Martinez, Luis and Canessa, Andrew and Orsini, Giacomo}},
  booktitle    = {{Barrier and bridge : Spanish and Gibraltarian perspectives on their border}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{119--133}},
  publisher    = {{Sussex Academic Press}},
  series       = {{Cañada Blanch/Sussex Academic studies on contemporary Spain}},
  title        = {{'An example to the world!’ : multiculturalism in the creation of a Gibraltarian identity}},
  year         = {{2018}},
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