Do People Who Like Diversity Practice Diversity in Neighbourhood Life? Neighbourhood Use and the Social Networks of ‘Diversity-Seekers’ in a Mixed Neighbourhood in the Netherlands

Blokland, Talja; Eijk, Gwen van

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“…For Zukin (), the ‘search for authenticity' also includes a desire for ‘the other' which, amongst other things, is represented in the product range offered by migrant businesses. According to Blokland and van Eijk (), middle‐class gentrifiers move to a particular neighborhood because of the extent of ethnic and cultural diversity locally. These so‐called ‘diversity‐seekers' are characterized by their specific consumption patterns and their interest in ethnic products and migrant shops.…”

Section: Symbolic Urban Transformation and Gentrificationmentioning

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Migrant Businesses And The Symbolic Transformation Of Urban Neighborhoods: Towards a Research Agenda

Parzer

Huber

2015

Int J Urban Regional Res

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Migrant businesses play a crucial role not only in the economies of Western European cities, but also in the revaluation of urban space. Alongside their relevance to physical neighborhood development, migrant businesses seem to be crucial in transforming urban spaces symbolically. Although there is some evidence from migrant business research and the literature on gentrification, the phenomenon has not yet been studied systematically. We therefore propose a research agenda that addresses the relationship between migrant businesses and the symbolic transformation of urban neighborhoods.

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Section: Symbolic Urban Transformation and Gentrificationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Migrant Businesses And The Symbolic Transformation Of Urban Neighborhoods: Towards a Research Agenda

Parzer

Huber

2015

Int J Urban Regional Res

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“…Moreover, research indicates that ethnic diversity can drive down trust (Alesina and La Ferrara, 2002;Putnam, 2007), yet research also indicates that trust can be increased if people are able to maintain diverse social networks ( Stolle et al, 2008;Uslaner, 2010). However, immigrants and members of the dominant ethnic group often lack opportunities for meeting and engaging in meaningful interaction, which happens when people think, feel and act together (Blokland and van Eijk, 2009;Phillips, 2006). Accordingly, a developing body of research indicates that public libraries are able to facilitate informal meetings between individuals from diverse backgrounds (Aabø and Audunson, 2012;Aabø et al, 2010;Audunson et al, 2011;Berger, 2002;Putnam, 2003) and provide opportunities for social interaction between immigrant groups and the majority population through library programming (Elbeshausen and Skov, 2004;Fisher et al, 2004;Vårheim, 2011).…”

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The use of conversation-based programming in public libraries to support integration in increasingly multiethnic societies

Johnston

2016

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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This paper theoretically explores how conversation-based programming in public libraries might support meaningful interactions between immigrants and individuals from the dominant ethnic group, and as a result, facilitate integration. The theoretical lens consists of Intergroup Contact Theory and a social-psychological model of integration. Four examples of library-based conversationbased programming are given in order to illustrate and expand upon the theoretical discussion: the Women's Story Circle at the Reykjavik Public Library in Iceland; Expat Dinners at public libraries in Denmark; the Memory Group at the Torshov branch of the Deichman Library in Norway; and the Språkhörnan programme at Malmö City Library in Sweden. Based on these examples, conversation-based programming shows potential for supporting integration through its ability to support, to varying degrees, equal status contact, common goals, intergroup cooperation and explicit social sanction, as well as the extensive and repeated contact needed for intergroup friendships to be established.

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“…As for the academic outcomes, a recent review into this so-called school-mix effect does not support the hypothesis (Driessen, 2007), whereas on the level of societal outcomes the "benefits" continue to be postulated rather than demonstrated (see Blokland & Van Eijk, 2010). As for the academic outcomes, a recent review into this so-called school-mix effect does not support the hypothesis (Driessen, 2007), whereas on the level of societal outcomes the "benefits" continue to be postulated rather than demonstrated (see Blokland & Van Eijk, 2010).…”

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Equality on Different Terms

Merry

Driessen

2011

Education and Urban Society

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In this article the authors examine the reasons for the establishment of Hindu schools in the Netherlands and how the Dutch system of education facilitates these and other voluntarily separate schools. In particular, the authors explore the manner in which Hindu schools aim to cultivate and sustain attachments to their own group through a culturally specific approach to learning and belonging that promises greater educational equality. The authors argue that the special features of Dutch Hindu schools, as a form of voluntary separation, may better facilitate and promote equality of educational opportunity than other options available to the Dutch Hindu community.

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Do People Who Like Diversity Practice Diversity in Neighbourhood Life? Neighbourhood Use and the Social Networks of ‘Diversity-Seekers’ in a Mixed Neighbourhood in the Netherlands

Cited by 124 publications

References 30 publications

Migrant Businesses And The Symbolic Transformation Of Urban Neighborhoods: Towards a Research Agenda

Migrant Businesses And The Symbolic Transformation Of Urban Neighborhoods: Towards a Research Agenda

The use of conversation-based programming in public libraries to support integration in increasingly multiethnic societies

Equality on Different Terms

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