Three Types of Neighborhood Reactions to Local Immigration and New Refugee Settlements

Neighborhoods can potentially be mediators of inclusion (but also of exclusion) of immigrants if they host institutions that might foster social encounters across different social groups. But it is not only in the United States that public discussions on immigration and its impact on local neighborh...

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Published inCity & community Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 252 - 256
Main Author Meier, Lars
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Sage Publications Ltd 01.09.2017
Subjects
Attitudes
Immigration
Neighborhoods
Noncitizens
Refugee camps
Refugees
Social integration
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Summary:Neighborhoods can potentially be mediators of inclusion (but also of exclusion) of immigrants if they host institutions that might foster social encounters across different social groups. But it is not only in the United States that public discussions on immigration and its impact on local neighborhoods are viewed in many cases negatively and with fear of “the great unknown.”
ISSN:1535-6841
1540-6040
DOI:10.1111/cico.12243