The Question of ‘Good Relations’ in Contested Spaces: Ethnic diversity and the role of representation in urban environments and the limitations of government support for the ‘good relations’ strategy in Northern Ireland.

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUnknown Host Publication
PublisherBauhaus-Universität Weimar
Number of pages20
Publication statusPublished (in print/issue) - 2009
EventFuture Urban Research in Europe: Ethnically Diverse City - Bauhaus University Weimar Germany
Duration: 1 Jan 2009 → …

Conference

ConferenceFuture Urban Research in Europe: Ethnically Diverse City
Period1/01/09 → …

Bibliographical note

Ethnically Diverse City

European Cities will continue to be the destinations of migrants from all over the world seeking for refuge, education and work. In some cities, they are concentrating and developing their own life-world (“Lebenswelt”), in others they are integrated in the host society at a faster pace.

The training programme 2008 focused on three major issues:

Ethnic diversity and the requirements for urban policies

Integration of different ethnic groups in the local economy and society

Innovative strategies for mutual benefit within ethnic diverse neighbourhoods

Workshop and conference addressed the main topic of ethnic diversity such as the spatial expression of different religions and cultural traditions, etc. and the mechanisms of migrations (work, refuge chain migration, illegal entry, crime, prostitution).

The Partners
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany
Blekinge Institute of Technology Karlskrona, Sweden
Örebro University, Sweden
Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava, Slovakia
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
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Keywords

  • art in public
  • murals
  • regeneration
  • migation
  • urbanism
  • transformation
  • good relations.

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