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European Cities, Municipal Organizations and Diversity: The New Politics of Difference
Maria Schiller
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Description for European Cities, Municipal Organizations and Diversity: The New Politics of Difference
Hardback. Series: Global Diversities. Num Pages: 254 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; JFFN; JFSG; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
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, ... Read more
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, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Global Diversities
Condition
New
Weight
475g
Number of Pages
254
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137521835
SKU
V9781137521835
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Ref
99-15
About Maria Schiller
Maria Schiller is a Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Germany.
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