Migrants in the city: Rethinking the governance of integration in an age of ‘super-diversity’
‘Super-diversity’, which has resulted from mass immigration, has led to major shifts in the ethnic demographic composition of English cities, and has also created many challenges for local authorities. In this respect, segregation, which characterises some urban areas, is a dominant issue. Following...
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Angles
2023
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| Accés en línia: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Sumari: | ‘Super-diversity’, which has resulted from mass immigration, has led to major shifts in the ethnic demographic composition of English cities, and has also created many challenges for local authorities. In this respect, segregation, which characterises some urban areas, is a dominant issue. Following the publication of Ted Cantle’s report on race riots, which highlighted the fact that communities were operating on the basis of ‘parallel lives’, local authorities have had to take the lead in the integration issue by implementing adequate measures to promote community cohesion. Cities are considered to be better able to respond to the issues that are of immediate concern to them. By defining cities as key stakeholders in managing integration, a shift towards the local governance of integration in England has been observed. This shift has been cemented in the plethora of reports published by successive governments, but the government’s retreat can be questioned in many ways: Firstly, the government’s cuts to the funding allocated to local authorities has had a severe impact on those welcoming the highest number of migrants, as well as on Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) groups, by limiting their actions; secondly, as a further result of this cut, the numerous local stakeholders involved in the integration of migrants have created a complex and often confusing ‘multilevel local’ governance of integration. Moreover, the ineffectiveness of community relations programmes in tackling segregation should compel the government to play an active role in this national issue. |
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