Immigrants are the people who leave one country behind to settle down somewhere else. Or
so the dictionary contends. While citizens and sometimes even the scholars see the …

The 21st century will be the century of multicultural cities, of the struggle for equality and
diversity and the struggle against fundamentalism. Cosmopolis II presents a truly global tour …

For nearly fifty years John Friedmann's writings have not just led the academic study of the
discipline, but have given shape and direction to the planning profession itself. Covering …

Even as multiculturalism is condemned as a failure by national leaders in a number of
countries, urban residents live successfully in cities of ethnic and racialized difference. This …

This article critically interrogates the emerging literature on cities and citizenship, with
specific reference to undocumented,“illegal”, or irregular migrant status. It first identifies and …

There are relatively few books that provide comparative analysis of European cities in
relation to immigrants and political participation. This fresh and insightful volume, from the …

Using a unique analytical framework based on host-stranger relations, this book explores
the response of cities to the arrival and settlement of labour immigrants. Comparing the local …

This article proposes an analytical framework for comparing and understanding local policy
reactions to the settlement of labour migrants, based on the concept of Host-Stranger …

Planning theory is currently in a confused state as a consequence of a number of changes
over the last ten years in planning practice and social and economic theory. Even prior to …

As theoretical and empirical research on 'globalization'balloons, the concept of globalization
has become subject to more critical scrutiny from the perspectives of both advocates and …