Getting into local power : the politics of ethnic minorities in British and French cities
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Getting into local power : the politics of ethnic minorities in British and French cities
（Studies in urban and social change）
Blackwell, 2005
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [240]-255) and index
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Description
This book presents a comparison of the patterns of ethnic minority politics in British and French city politics.
A comparison of the participation of ethnic minorities in British and French cities
Includes direct comparisons of particular cities Birmingham, Lille and Roubaix
Shows how ethnic and cultural diversity translates into political conflict in different political systems
Considers styles of political mobilisation of ethnic minorities in the context of urban political systems, as well as the strategies used by party leaders and to manage ethnic diversity in political competition
Analyses how ethnic and cultural diversity in urban societies translates into conflictual politics
Enhances our understanding of local politics and of the evolution of political representation in industrialised democracies
Table of Contents
List of Maps. Foreword by Patrick Weil.
Series Editors' Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
1 Historical Instititionalism and the Comparison of Local Cases Strategies of Management of Ethnic Conflict and Historical Institutionalism.
2 The British Policy Framework: Liberal Citizenship Regime, Depoliticization and the Race-Relationism of British Cities.
3 The French Policy Framework: Planned Migration, Xenophobic Politics, and Durable Political Exclusion.
4 Birmingham: Inner-City Labour Politics and Pluri-Ethnic Government.
5 Lille: Machine Politics and Exclusion of Minorities in the French Municipal System.
6 Roubaix: Inclusion Through Neighbourhood Groups and an Open Municipal Game.
Conclusion.
Appendix: Interviews and Sources.
Bibliography.
Index.
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