Getting Into Local Power
The Politics of Ethnic Minorities in British and French Cities
Published on 15. September 2008
288 pages
978-1-4051-4820-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents a comparison of the patterns of ethnic minoritypolitics in British and French city politics.
* A comparison of the participation of ethnic minorities inBritish and French cities
* Includes direct comparisons of particular cities Birmingham,Lille and Roubaix
* Shows how ethnic and cultural diversity translates intopolitical conflict in different political systems
* Considers styles of political mobilisation of ethnic minoritiesin the context of urban political systems, as well as thestrategies used by party leaders and to manage ethnic diversity inpolitical competition
* Analyses how ethnic and cultural diversity in urban societiestranslates into conflictual politics
* Enhances our understanding of local politics and of theevolution of political representation in industrialiseddemocracies
Reviews / Votes
"This excellent book is a substantial contribution to the fieldbringing together the urban politics and race policy literatures ina fascinating comparative study. It is an interesting story, welltold, and highly instructive for policy-makers and academicsalike." Peter John, University of Manchester "This study is important to our understanding of immigrants aspolitical actors, and how national and local political systemsshape their access and participation." Martin Schain, New York University "A very welcome addition to the literature on ethnic minoritypolitics. Recommended reading for anyone ... interested inethnic minority political participation. Provides useful insightsinto the practice and operation of local politics in two verydifferent political systems and as such should be recommendedreading for anyone with an interest in local and urban politics inFrance and Britain." Dr Alistair Clark, University of Birmingham, Local GovernmentStudiesMore details
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Romain Garbaye
Getting Into Local Power
The Politics of Ethnic Minorities in British and French Cities
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Romain Garbaye is Maître de Conférences at the Université Paris IV-Sorbonne. He obtained his DPhil in Politics at the University of Oxford, and he has held a Jean Monnet post-doctoral fellowship at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute in Florence. He has published several journal articles and book chapters on the politics of ethnic minorities in European cities.
Content
List of Maps.
Foreword by Patrick Weil.
Series Editors' Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
1 Historical Instititionalism and the Comparison of Local CasesStrategies of Management of Ethnic Conflict and HistoricalInstitutionalism.
2 The British Policy Framework: Liberal Citizenship Regime,Depoliticization and the Race-Relationism of British Cities.
3 The French Policy Framework: Planned Migration, XenophobicPolitics, and Durable Political Exclusion.
4 Birmingham: Inner-City Labour Politics and Pluri-EthnicGovernment.
5 Lille: Machine Politics and Exclusion of Minorities in theFrench Municipal System.
6 Roubaix: Inclusion Through Neighbourhood Groups and an OpenMunicipal Game.
Conclusion.
Appendix: Interviews and Sources.
Bibliography.
Index.
