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People, Place, and Politics: Local Factors Shaping Middle‐Class Practices in Mixed‐Class German Neighbourhoods

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  • Heike Hanhörster

    (ILS–Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development, Germany)

  • Isabel Ramos Lobato

    (Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies, Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, Finland)

  • Sabine Weck

    (ILS–Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development, Germany)

Abstract

This article takes a nuanced look at the role played by neighbourhood characteristics and local policies in facilitating or limiting the ways in which diversity‐oriented middle‐class families interact and deal with people of lower social classes in mixed‐class inner‐city neighbourhoods. The study draws on interviews and social network analysis conducted in neighbourhoods with different socio‐economic characteristics in the German cities of Hanover and Dusseldorf. A comparative view allows us to analyse how neighbourhood characteristics and local policies influence middle‐classes’ interactions across social boundaries. Our aim is to contribute to ongoing debates on urban policy options: In discussing the conditions encouraging cross‐boundary interactions of specific middle‐class fractions, we argue that the scope of local‐level action is not fully recognized in either policy or academic debates.

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  • Heike Hanhörster & Isabel Ramos Lobato & Sabine Weck, 2021. "People, Place, and Politics: Local Factors Shaping Middle‐Class Practices in Mixed‐Class German Neighbourhoods," Social Inclusion, Cogitatio Press, vol. 9(4), pages 363-374.
    • Handle: RePEc:cog:socinc:v9:y:2021:i:4:p:363-374
    DOI: 10.17645/si.v9i4.4478
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