DIVERCITIES

Divercities Understanding super diversity in deprived and mixed neighbourhoods

Divercities — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 12:08:49 +0000

How do people deal with diversity in deprived and mixed urban 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.
Although public discourses on urban diversity are often negative, this book focuses on how residents actively and creatively come and live together through micro-level interactions. By deliberately taking an international perspective on the daily lives of residents, the book uncovers the ways in which national and local contexts shape living in diversity. Read more..

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A Handbook for Governing Hyper-diverse Cities

Divercities — Mon, 01 May 2017 06:42:04 +0000

Our Handbook for Governing Hyper-diverse Cities is now available to download. Based on DIVERCITIES research in 14 countries, our team of 60+ international researchers interviewed over 140 interesting local initiatives for this handbook. Our aim is to provide insight for policy makers on how to improve social cohesion, social mobility and economic performance in cities and to give policy makers ideas on how to unlock the positive aspects of urban diversity.

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The Assets of Urban Diversity

Divercities — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 10:16:42 +0000

Our latest and final Policy Brief titled The Assets of Urban Diversity is now available. You can read the abstract and download the full document below or view all of our Policy Briefs on our website.

Abstract: The Assets of Urban Diversity
City policy agendas are much more geared to the assets of urban diversity than national agendas. Careful city planning can link diversity policies to spatial interventions and stimulates the inclusion of new groups, such as refugees. A hopeful sign for cities is that younger generations are more at ease with diversity than older ones and tend to focus more on what unites us than what separates us. This policy brief, therefore, calls for a positive approach to diversity and presents cities as spaces of hope.

DIVERCITIES Policy Brief 07: The Assets of Urban Diversity

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Diversity and social cohesion

Divercities — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 11:04:35 +0000

Diversity and social cohesion: the case of Jane-Finch, a highly diverse lower-income Toronto neighbourhood is the title of Donya Ahmadi’s article published in the Urban Research & Practice journal. The abstract is below and the full article can be read at Taylor & Francis Online.

Abstract
Diversity has increasingly emerged as the core focus of many studies concerning factors impacting on social cohesion. Various scholars have concluded that diversity is detrimental to cohesion. Most of this research, however, draws generalisations based upon quantitative data and fails to account for the impact of inequality, segregation and discrimination, and their interconnectedness to diversity. This research provides an in-depth qualitative analysis of the perceptions of inhabitants of a diverse Toronto neighbourhood regarding formal and informal interactions, common values and attachment. The findings suggest that the internalisation of gendered and class-based racism by inhabitants plays a crucial role in shaping perceptions and interactions.

Image: David Hulchanski

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Improving Europe’s Social Cohesion

Divercities — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 15:37:43 +0000

Impact magazine aims to communicate research across a range of topics. Pathways to Innovations is the focus of the current issue and features an interview with Gideon Bolt titled A pathway to improving Europe’s social cohesion. The second part considers specific ways in which Europe can benefit from diversity. Both DIVERCITIES articles are available to read here.

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City Sleeps: Gentrification

Divercities — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 14:39:07 +0000

Gideon Bolt had an early start as a guest on De Dagwacht (The Morning Watch) program on NPO Radio 1. Speaking on the topic of gentrification, Gideon spoke on the subject backgrounded by DIVERCITIES research. You can listen to the full program on-line (in Dutch).

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End Conference Report

Divercities — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 07:40:49 +0000

Read the full report from the DIVERCITIES: Governing Urban Diversity Conference held in Rotterdam from 8-10 February 2017 here.

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Highlights Video

Divercities — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 09:15:39 +0000

Our highlights video from the recent DIVERCITIES: Governing Urban Diversity Conference in Rotterdam is available to watch on our website and on our YouTube Channel.

Produced by Hoyinck Photography, the short film captures the positive energy of the conference featuring footage from excursions, keynote addresses and workshops along with insight from our Scientific Steering Committee Gideon Bolt, Mike Raco and Tuna Tasan-Kok and snippets from Diversity Mini-Festival. We hope you enjoy it.

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