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The Comfort of Strangers. Etnische enclaves in de grote steden

Auteurs

  • Snel,Erik
  • Burgers,Jack

Trefwoorden:

Residential segregation, Ethnic neighborhoods, Netherlands, Immigrants, Assimilation, Social problems, Minority groups

Samenvatting

The Comfort of Strangers. Ethnic Neighborhoods in Major Cities. The integration of migrants is a subject of growing concern in the Netherlands. The unemployment rate, poverty, school dropout, and crime rates in migrant communities are all well above the local and national averages. Not only in popular and political debates, but also in the dominant scientific discourse, multiethnic neighborhoods are considered to be places where social problems accumulate. Most of all, spatial concentration of minority groups is conceived of as seriously hampering the integration of migrants in mainstream Dutch society. However, too little attention has been paid to advantages of spatial concentration of minority groups. This article discusses the relevant international literature on the topic, and presents recent empirical data from Dutch research in the field. It shows the positive side of spatial segregation of minority groups. The concluding section offers some recommendations for social policy. 1 Table, 39 References. Adapted from the source document.

Biografieën auteurs

Snel,Erik

Burgers,Jack

Gepubliceerd

2000-10-01

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