As globalization and migration have intensified, the need for integrating immigrants has
become vital. Considering the similar but distinct policy and political contexts between …

Clarkston, a little town in Metropolitan Atlanta, comes bearing big city nicknames. Often
called the “Ellis Island of the South” and “the most diverse square mile in the US,” Clarkston …

What potential do city governments have to prevent and mitigate worsening urban
inequalities? Focusing on different urban scales of government, this discussion goes …

Dominant constructions of what looks “appropriate” enable the exclusion of poor immigrants
from public spaces around the world. This paper analyzes how Bangladeshi vendors …

Problem, research strategy, and findings Few studies have systematically examined the role
of municipal planning in creating immigrant-friendly cities despite the importance of …

My research examines the role of patron saint celebrations in how the children of indigenous
Oaxacan immigrants living in Los Angeles, California form ethnic, community, and national …

Problem, research strategy, and findings: Arnstein's ladder has informed how planners
redistribute power among constituents and increase citizen participation. Since the late …

As cities engage in immigration policy-making, they become increasingly important sites
shaping and conditioning experiences of immigration, settlement and incorporation. One …

Abstract" The Postfeminist Mystique: Feminism and Shakespearean Adaptation in 10 Things
I Hate About You and She's the Man" focuses on two recent teen adaptations of …

In 2006 the municipal government of Hazleton Pennsylvania became the first city in the US
to enact a so-called Illegal Relief Act (IIRA)(Varsanyi, 2010). Proponents of the Act were …