This report constitutes the first deliverable of the project ENGIME - Economic Growth and Innovation in Multicultural Environments, financed by the European Commission - FP5 - Key Action: Improving socio-economic knowledge base. Contract HPSE-CT2001-50007

This paper discusses the concept of toleration as it has been manifested in modern society through two contrasting processes - the prevalence of group identity, and the prevalence of identity defined according to citizenship and individual rights. Referring primarily to the work of political...

This paper addresses the potential tension between two broadly stated policy objectives: the preservation of distinctive cultural traditions, often through the mechanism of formal legal rights, and the fostering of civic virtue, a sense of local community and the advancement of common civic...

For several years now, many cities across the world have undergone, for administrative and political reasons, mergers that have considerably reduced the number of municipalities on a given territory. This tendency affects various urban contexts, as evidenced by recent mergers in Toronto, Ottawa...

Numerous studies conclude that ethnic/cultural/racial diversity has negative impacts on interpersonal trust and support for redistributive social programs. Although some Canadian public opinion data is consistent with this view, whether these impacts on public opinion are important enough to...

Minorities' claims for rights increasingly clash with majorities who wish to retain and defend "national" cultural and religious traditions. Debates around minarets in Switzerland, burqas in France, Saint Nicolas' companion "Black Pete" in the Netherlands, and about freedom of speech versus...

Ausgehend von der These, dass Stadtentwicklungspolitik ein wesentlicher Bestandteil einer zunehmenden local governance of migration ist, untersucht dieser Beitrag die Schnittstellen zwischen migrationsbezogenen Politiken und migrantischen Handlungspraxen einerseits und...

Ausgehend von der These, dass Stadtentwicklungspolitik ein wesentlicher Bestandteil einer zunehmenden local governance of migration ist, untersucht dieser Beitrag die Schnittstellen zwischen migrationsbezogenen Politiken und migrantischen Handlungspraxen einerseits und...