Diversity in Local Political Practice
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.
Karen Schnwlder is Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity in Gttingen, Germany, and Professor of Political Science at Gttingen University.
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Diversity in Local Political Practice
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Karen Schnwlder
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Contents
Karen Schnwlder
Laure Bereni, Renaud Epstein and Manon Torres
Christine Lang
Anouk Flamant
Michalis Moutselos
Miriam Schader
Maria Schiller, Julia Martnez-Ario and Mireia Bolbar
Alexandre Tand
Ines Michalowski and Max Behrendt
The chapters in this book were originally published in Ethnic and Racial Studies, volume 43, issue 11 (July 2020). When citing this material, please use the original page numbering for each article, as follows:
Diversity in local political practice
Karen Schnwlder
Ethnic and Racial Studies, volume 43, issue 11 (July 2020), pp. 19291941
Colour-blind diversity: how the Diversity Label reshaped anti-discrimination policies in three French local governments
Laure Bereni, Renaud Epstein and Manon Torres
Ethnic and Racial Studies, volume 43, issue 11 (July 2020), pp. 19421960
Workforce diversity policies in practice: drivers and barriers in local administrations
