Wielokulturowość w interpretacjach i działaniach lokalnych. Przypadki z pogranicza polsko-ukraińskiego

The goal of the analysis is to reconstruct a common model of the notion of multiculturalism, linked to activities in the field of culture, in local communities of the borderland. The phenomenon observed in Poland is the appearance of the idea of multiculturalism which does not refer to a real ethnic diversification. The represented analysis allows formulation of a thesis, that this phenomenon may be connected with external pressure of globalisation processes and mechanisms of institutional development of local culture in the European Union. Such factors cause usage of resources connected with multicultural heritage by local leaders, for utilisation of this heritage grants tangible benefits for the local community. Unfortunately, at the same time such activities result in rather avoidance of multicultural contacts than their development. This concept of multiculturalism is connected with artificial tolerance and does not contribute to the development of an open society.