The ethnically diverse city / edited by Frank Eckardt and John Eade.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Eade, John, 1946-

Eckardt, Frank.

Series:

Future Urban Research in Europe - Band 4

Future urban research in Europe ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns.

Cultural pluralism.

Sociology, Urban.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (626 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin : BWV, Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Hauptbeschreibung Since the appearance of the post-colonial migrants and the guestworkers in the European societies, the cities have been the place to organize the social peace between people with different social and cultural backgrounds. Today's diversity however seems to be more related to the transnationalisation of urban life and the increasing opportunities of networking and acting in a globalizing world. This book contains case studies with regard to different aspects from an observable ethnically diverse city. With contributions by authors of various disciplines and

Contents:

Contents; Frank Eckardt and John Eade -The Ethnically Diverse City; Introduction; The Place of the Stranger; Remaining a Stranger; Changing Urban Conditions; Transnational Urbanity; References; Contributors; Z. Ezgi Haliloğlu Kahraman -Urban Integration as a Multi-Dimensional Process:a Case Study in Dıkmen; Introduction; The History of Rural Migration and the Discussions on Urban Integrationof Rural Migrants in Turkey; Methodological Framework; The Case Study; Data Analysis; Findings; Conclusion; References

Katarina Vasic -Romany Minority in SerbiaThe Barriers to Active Participation in the SocietyIntroduction; Roma in Serbia; Roma as a Marginalized Urban Phenomenon; Towards Romany Active Participation in the Society; The Barriers; The External Barriers; Educational System in Serbia; Median Society in Serbia; Serbian Government; Internal Barriers; Family Roles and Health; General Attitudes; Conclusion and Suggestions; References; Naira Chilingaryan -Ethnic Neighborhood:'Savior' of a Culture or a Limit to Integration?; Introduction

Culture as a Driving Infl uence in Formation of an Ethnic Neighborhood\Enclave: Yezidi Ethnic Minority.Silikyan Neighborhood: Merging Culture and Kinship.; Conclusions; References; Internet Sources; Ifi geneia Kokkali -Absence of a "Community" and Spatial Invisibility: Migrantsfrom Albania in Greece and the Case of Thessaloniki; Introduction; Migrants' Social Networks: The Albanian Case; The Notion of "Community"; Attempts of Comprehension; The Absence of an Albanian 'Community'; Albanians in Thessaloniki: A Spatially 'Invisible' Migratory Group; Conclusion; References

Klara Folkesson -Invisible Activity:The Case of Muslim Women Migrants in Fittja, SwedenIntroduction; The Re-production of Strangers; International Migration and Gender; The Suburb as a Signifi cant Place; Political Agendas and Local Policies - the Process of StructuralDevelopment; Experiences Among Muslim Women in a Local Neighborhood; Redefi ning Static and Stigmatizing Terminology; Conclusions: Invisible Activity in the Structural Periphery; References; Electronic Publications; Unpublished Sources; Interviews

Carlos Elias Barbosa -Towards Rereading of Rhythms in a Post-Colonial MigratoryContext: The Cape Verdean Descendants in PortugalIntroduction; A Short Consideration on the Cape Verdean Immigration in Portugal; Relegated Neighborhoods: Weaknesses and Exclusion; The Sonorities of the Others; The Neighbourhood and the Street as Social Spaces; Final Considerations; References; Discography; Sokratis Seitanidis -Urban Design and Immigrants' Integration:Case Study, Municipality of Sykies; Introduction; Integration From an Urban Design Point of View; Methodology; Underclass Migrants in Greece

Migrants in the Municipality of Sykies

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3-8305-2664-4

OCLC:

809774686