This book challenges the prevailing view that local authorities are irrelevant in immigration policy-making. Presenting an in-depth ethnographic study of the recent implementation of local 'diversity policies' in the Netherlands, Belgium and United Kingdom, it identifies a new politics of difference, characterized by a 'paradigmatic pragmatism'. Building on extensive fieldwork in Amsterdam, Antwerp and Leeds, the author shows that, rather than simply replacing an earlier politics of difference, local diversity policies combine ideals of multiculturalism, assimilation and diversity. She links these findings to the ongoing modernization and diversification of municipal authorities, and the impact of this transformation on the profile of the bureaucrats and their implementation of diversity policies. This thought-provoking work will appeal to students, researchers and practitioners engaged in the fields of immigration, diversity and multiculturalism. <
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN-13
9781137521835
eBay Product ID (ePID)
224922143
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Urban Planning, Regional History, Political Sociology, Family Sociology
Author
Maria Schiller
Publication Name
European Cities, Municipal Organizations and Diversity: the New Politics of Difference
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Sociology, Transportation
Publication Year
2016
Type
Study Guide
Number of Pages
254 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
210mm
Item Width
148mm
Item Weight
4552g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Maria Schiller
Series Title
Global Diversities
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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