ABSTRACT
Huge social transformations and turbulent political events – 9/11 and the political murders of Pim Fortuyn and Theo van Gogh – have put urban issues high on the political agenda of the Netherlands. Against this background, the contributors to this volume bring the city in sight from various disciplinary perspectives and relate their research findings to both national and international debates on urban problems. In this way, City in Sight not only provides insight into the most urgent questions of contemporary cities in the Netherlands, but also how these relate to similar problems in other countries as well. This timely and enlightening volume highlights the latest urban research in the Netherlands.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|77 pages
Urban Transformations and Local Settings
chapter 1|16 pages
Post-Industrialization and Ethnocentrism in Contemporary Dutch Cities: The Effects of Job Opportunities and Residential Segregation
chapter 4|19 pages
Problematic Areas or Places of Fun? Ethnic Place Marketing in the Multicultural City of Rotterdam
part II|87 pages
Urban Citizenship and Civic Life
chapter 5|18 pages
Local and Transnational Aspects of Citizenship: Political Practices and Identifications of Middle-class Migrants in Rotterdam
chapter 6|19 pages
A Little Less Conversation, a Little More Action: Real-life Expressions of Vital Citizenship in City Neighborhoods
chapter 9|15 pages
Changing Urban Networks and Gossip: Moroccan Migrant Women's Networks in the Dutch Welfare State
part III|78 pages
Urban Governance and Professional Politics
