The Intercultural City: Migration, Minorities and the Management of Diversity

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The resulting cultural differences can often create problems and conflict. In Europe alone, the sheer scale of migration is forcing the issue to the top of the political agenda. The Intercultural City brings together scholars from a range of disciplines - including urban studies, geography, planning, sociology, political science and spatial design - to explore both the failings of existing policies to manage diversity and to examine how one might begin to create ways to remove obstacles and enhance the integration of migrants and minorities. Combining fresh theoretical insights with studies from cities in Europe, North America, Asia and Africa, The Intercultural City offers a timely and important contribution to the challenge of managing diversity in the city of the twenty-first century. Cover Author bio Title Copyright Dedication Contents List of Figures List of Tables Introduction The Intercultural City: Exploring an Elusive Idea Part I A Critical Analysis of the Intercultural City Framework 1. Contemporary Urban Space and the Intercultural City 2. Urban Policies and the Intercultural City: A Reflection on Norms and Contexts 3. Policy Dimensions of an Intercultural City Part II Intercultural Cities? Evidence from Practice 4. The Means and Meaning of Interculturalism in Africa’s Urban Age 5. New Religious Spaces of Difference: Resources and Risks in the New Italian Religious Landscape 6. The Up-rooted City: Migrants Mapping Milan 7. Diversity and Interculturalism: A Critique and Defence. Going through Multi-ethnic Neighbourhoods in Rome 8. Intercultural Public Space and Activism: Learning from Toronto 9. Parent Café: A Right Way for Schools to Become a Truly Multicultural Space? 10. Creating Meaningful Contact: Boundaries and Bridges in the Intercultural City 11. Cultural Policy in Singapore: Cosmopolitan Competencies Asian Style Conclusion: Toward a Just Intercultural City Space Bibliography Contributors Index