Divercities: Understanding Super-Diversity in Deprived and Mixed Neighbourhoods

This Edited Collection Provides A Comparative International Perspective On Superdiversity In Cities, With Explicit Attention Given To Social Inequality And Social Exclusion On A Neighbourhood Level. Focusing On The Active And Creative Ways In Which Residents Come Together, The Book Uncovers The Ways In Which National And Local Contexts Shape Living In Diversity. Machine Generated Contents Note: 1. Introduction: Understanding Super-diversity In Deprived And Mixed Neighbourhoods / Ronald Van Kempen -- 2. Who Are The Strangers? Neighbour Relations In Socially And Ethnically Heterogeneous Residential Buildings In Geneva / Maxime Felder -- 3. Experiencing Diversity In London: Social Relations In A Rapidly Changing Neighbourhood / Tatiana Moreira De Souza -- 4. `others' In Diversified Neighbourhoods: What Does Social Cohesion Mean In Diversified Neighbourhoods? A Case Study In Istanbul / Ayda Eraydin -- 5. Nurturing Solidarity In Diversity: Can Local Currencies Enable Transformative Practices / Joke Vandenabeele -- 6. Interculturalism As Conservative Multiculturalism? New Generations From An Immigrant Background In Milan, Italy, And The Challenge To Categories And Boundaries / Eduardo Barberis -- 7. Bringing Inequality Closer: A Comparative Outlook At Socially Diverse Neighbourhoods In Chicago And Santiago De Chile / Javier Ruiz-tagle -- 8. Ambiguities Of Vertical Multi-ethnic Coexistence In The City Of Athens: Living Together But Unequally Between Conflicts And Encounters / Panagiotis Bourlessas -- 9. Beyond The Middle Classes: Neighbourhood Choice And Satisfaction In The Hyper-diverse Contexts / Ympkje Albeda -- 10. Living With Diversity Or Living With Difference? International Perspectives On Everyday Perceptions Of The Social Composition Of Diverse Neighbourhoods / Galia Shokry -- 11. Conclusion: Super-diversity, Conviviality, Inequality / Cert Verschraegen. Edited By Stijn Oosterlynck, Gert Verschraegen And Ronald Van Kempen. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.