Lessons from the past can only be learned if we do not blindfold ourselves by ignoring sources available to us, be it accidental, deliberate, or as a result of methodological...
Although cities have always attracted diverse groups of people, recently scholars including Vertovec (2007; 2010) have argued that cities are becoming even more diverse. The EU-funded research project DIVERCITIES in...
Was ist Diversität eigentlich genau? Wie geht man damit um? Ist es schlecht oder gut, dass wir alle „anders“ sind? Das waren die ersten Fragen, die ich im Kopf hatte,...
Crucial to the rise and propagation of diversity as a relevant notion for the social sciences were the activities of various social movements, above all, the civil rights movement, the...
Living with people from different cultural or religious affiliations backgrounds need not result in conflict. In this respect, the title ‘how do we get along, if you are not like...
Discourses of diversity have been on the rise, and have in part replaced those on multiculturalism – today often designated as a failed concept, especially in Germany. While multiculturalism has...
Since Steven Vertovec coined the notion of “super-diversity” in 2007, it has gained in popularity in academic and policy circles. Talking about super-diversity is meant to provide a better understanding...
Intersectionality: A Bridge between the Social and the Psychological? There is a long history of social scientists rendering invisible social forces such as oppression, discrimination and marginalisation on the psychological...
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