From Integration to Solidarity: Insights from Civil Society Organisations in Three European Cities

d’Auria, Viviana; Daher, Racha; Rohde, Katharina

doi:10.17645/up.v3i4.1688

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“…Due to processes of spatial differentiation and specialisation, urban arrival neighbourhoods also host schools, shops, banks, hospitals, welfare offices and community centres with teachers, doctors, nurses, social workers and other professionals who are used to deal with refugees and other newcomers (Schillebeeckx et al 2019). Often, civil society organisations and advocacy groups mobilise locally for practices of solidarity as well (d'Auria et al 2018).…”

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From Asylum to Post‐Arrival Geographies: Syrian and Iraqi Refugees in Belgium

Moussawi

Schuermans

2020

Tijd voor Econ & Soc Geog

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This paper investigates the spatial patterns of concentration and dispersal of recently arrived refugees from Syria and Iraq in a country without stringent dispersal policies, Belgium. In order to capture both the mobility and the immobility of refugees, we propose the term “post‐arrival geographies” for these patterns. Drawing on data from the national population register, we demonstrate that many refugees move to urban and suburban locations after they have been granted refugee status. Through a comparison with the geographies of the Belgian asylum system and with the spatial distribution of Syrians and Iraqis who arrived earlier, we also explore some explanatory hypotheses for these post‐arrival geographies. The observation that dispersal takes place in Belgium in an indirect way ‐ through the location of asylum centres and local reception structures – makes us endorse pleas for more attention to institutional contexts and local settings in refugee studies.

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“…Often, civil society organisations and advocacy groups mobilise locally for practices of solidarity as well (d’Auria et al . 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

From Asylum to Post‐Arrival Geographies: Syrian and Iraqi Refugees in Belgium

Moussawi

Schuermans

2020

Tijd voor Econ & Soc Geog

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Solidarische Räume. Von der ‚Willkommenskultur‘ zur solidarischen Stadt

Piechura

2024

Flucht, Raum, Forschung

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Exploring gender-based spatio-temporal patterns of informal street vending: A case study in Fangshan District, Beijing, China

Wang,

Sun,

Scott

et al. 2024

Transactions in Planning and Urban Research

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Many studies have shown that, due largely to family and socio-cultural influences, women prefer part-time and flexible employment, which aligns with the character of informal street vending. However, unlike many other workers, female vendors must consider the temporary use of space and co-produce an ever-changing environment that interacts with a diverse range of people with heterogeneous demands, a phenomenon that has received little research attention. Using spatial-temporal behavior mapping and on-site observations at three street spaces in Fangshan District, Beijing, China, we examined the spatio-temporal behavioral patterns of female vendors and explored gender differences in the type, mode, spatial meaning, and time of informal vending in the Chinese urban context. Our results indicate that when vending space is limited, male vendors tend to cluster; female vendors are more dispersed, and more likely to occupy spaces with unfavorable selling environments. When there are fewer vendors on the site, female vendors sell closer to the inner side of the street (i.e., less accessibility compared with male vendors). Most female vendors sell relatively lightweight and small goods with low profit margins. Male vendors tend to occupy fixed stalls and utilize heavier transport equipment, while female vendors are more likely to be flexible in location and use lightweight transport equipment. Furthermore, female vendors are more likely than male vendors to operate during weekdays and in daylight hours than on the weekends and at night. We also attempted to understand the potential reasons for gender differences in temporary space use, and informal socio-economic co-production, in urban street contexts. Our study provides further scientific basis for the promotion of more inclusive, vibrant, and healthy urban environments by considering the largely overlooked group of informal female street vendors and their temporary inhabitation and use of urban street space.

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From Integration to Solidarity: Insights from Civil Society Organisations in Three European Cities

Cited by 5 publications

References 16 publications

From Asylum to Post‐Arrival Geographies: Syrian and Iraqi Refugees in Belgium

From Asylum to Post‐Arrival Geographies: Syrian and Iraqi Refugees in Belgium

Solidarische Räume. Von der ‚Willkommenskultur‘ zur solidarischen Stadt

Exploring gender-based spatio-temporal patterns of informal street vending: A case study in Fangshan District, Beijing, China

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