Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780730630982
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Local government, responses to cultural diversity
Author: Access, Services, Support, Respect and Local Governments Response to Cultural Diversity in Victoria
Author: Victorian Multicultural CommissionPublisher:
ISBN: 9780975142103
Category : Multiculturalism
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Opening the Door Wider... is this Enough?
Author: Opening the Door Wider ... is this Good Enough?
Author: ‘For those who’ve come across the seas...’
Author: Andrew JakubowiczPublisher: Anthem Press
ISBN: 1783081236
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Policy-making and multicultural education: central and local government responses
Author: B. HenryFestival Encounters
Author: Michelle DuffyPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317287975
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Festivals and events are of enormous significance to many communities around the world. They can have historic, religious, cultural and traditional significance, and they are also important parts of community building. This book focuses on these small-scale, non-metropolitan events (i.e. rural, regional and peri-urban) to explore the complex relationships between place, community and identity and the ways in which festival events bring these into being. By drawing on the notion of ‘encounter’, this book examines how festivals and events can be seen primarily as spaces where different people meet. This notion of encounter helps us to understand how conviviality and social relations are developed, and what this then means in terms of social cohesion and social justice. It also draws on current theoretical and methodological approaches that can tell us about the role of festivals in contemporary life, and it includes the sensual approach, the geographies of affect and emotion, the notion of the right to the city and nonrepresentation theory. The book brings together these perspectives and examines their relevance in the community events context, identifying and discussing theoretical frameworks drawn from (including but not limited to) human geography, sociology, anthropology, leisure studies and urban planning, as well as tourism and event studies. For these reasons, Festival Encounters will be a valuable read for students and academics working on a wide range of disciplines.
Diversity in Local Political Practice
Author: Karen SchönwälderPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000352153
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
In what ways do local authorities respond to the increasing socio-cultural heterogeneity of urban populations? While other studies have often focused on policy declarations, the eight chapters in this book provide rich evidence on the content and implementation of local policies. Furthermore, several chapters offer theoretical insights into the factors driving or hindering policies that acknowledge socio-cultural heterogeneity and ensure more equality and inclusive public services. The general focus of the book is on cities in France and Germany, that is, two major immigration countries in Europe - countries in which local authorities have a relatively strong position within the state structure. The contributions analyze how local actors use their powers to ensure more equal public employment, adapt cultural offers and recreational facilities to the demands of a diverse population, and/or to fight discrimination. Further chapters investigate who takes part in formulating policies and seek to explain why cities take different decisions about strategies and practices. As a whole, the book contributes to the comparative study of societal diversity and local politics in France and Germany, and will be of interest to academics, researchers, and advanced students of Sociology, Public Policy, Law, and Political Science. This book was originally published as a special issue of Ethnic and Racial Studies.
Urban Geography
Author: Tim HallPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136647368
Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
The Urban Response to Internationalization
Author: Peter Karl KreslPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 1845426762
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Through these they hope to facilitate development of activities that will improve the economic lives of residents and enable their city to maintain or advance its competitiveness and its position in the urban hierarchy. This unique study will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of economics, urban studies, and public policy, as well as to those in city administrative and leadership positions.