Tag: Migration
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At what costs? (Un)controlled urban expansions and socio-ethnic segregation in Luanda and Paris.
Lennert Verhulst conducts a cross-temporal comparison of Paris and Luanda, focusing in paticular on socio-spatial inequalities.
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Finding a place to thrive: the case of the Argentine Ludar Roma
The Argentinian Ludar Roma experienced a history of racism and oppression, but yet many of them have managed to achieve upward social mobility.
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Bologna: In the shadow of big cities
Migrants do not always end up in ‘global cities’. Bilal Sari noticed many ethnic entrepreneurs in Bologna (Italy) and explored the reasons why they decided to move there.
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Casitas in the South Bronx: Making a Place Called Home
Casitas are the colourful clubhouses of Puerto Rican community gardens in the South Bronx. Author Marijn Ferrier explores their history and researches their transormative power.
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Medieval Policy: Hungarian City to Build Anti-Refugee Wall
Cities in Hungary try to do everything they can to keep away refugees and other undesired people. Rothar Kolesa describes how Pushzővásársnyő considers to build back its medieval city walls.
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Filming Cities: Mama Agatha
Fadi Hindash follows Mama Agatha, who leans migrant women how to ride a bike in Amsterdam.
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Filming Cities: Domino Effect
A couple struggling in search for a common goal while being agonizingly aware of the transcultural differences in a region of instability and transition.
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Expats in Global Cities: Reshaping the Local
Leon van Keulen (@leonvkeulen) investigates to what extent expats in Amsterdam and Hong Kong are connected to the city they currently live in.
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China’s Shifting Grounds: The Inner-City
Kees Krul discusses China’s massive urbanization practices, focusing on the city of Guangzhou. To what extent are original residents able to resist?
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Kurdish Struggles in Istanbul’s Ghetto
Barend Wind went to Demirpaki, a poor Kurdish neighbourhood in Istanbul. Ceasefire or not, the Kurds deal with severe social and economic struggles.