This article takes on participation not as taking part in cultural activities per se but in cultural
policy-making, by studying the transformation and institutionalisation of participatory …

In recent academic and urban policy writings the term urban diversity is usually understood,
or discussed within the context of, increasing 'socio-cultural'diversity in cities or is explicitly …

Queer spaces have gained increasing attention academically with a range of studies
exploring the construction of such spaces. This article addresses the spatial and social …

While much has been said about the structural and spatial dimensions of living-with-
difference in the city's diverse places, existing research has seldom addressed its …

This short commentary–part of the special issue on 'Craft Economies and Inequalities'-calls
for moving beyond the preferred indexes of gender and class in research on inequalities in …

Abstract The Esquiline district of Rome has gone through important changes over the last
decades, due to the strong presence of immigrants, mainly from China and Bangladesh …

This study analyzed the effect of relational local cultural resources on vitalizing local cultural
governance. Such resources refer to the subjects of local sites such as artists …

The thesis explores the lived experiences of first-generation African cultural entrepreneurs in
Birmingham, the UK. Among new immigrant communities in European cities are African …

This study explores how urban cultural environments, and particularly their cultural provision
and forms of participation, can foster cultural sustainability in urban communities, namely …

Community engagement plays a vital role in shaping the governance and operations of
educational institutions, including madrassas in Pakistan. This abstract explores the …