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The Difference Context Makes: Planning and Ethnic Minorities in Northern Ireland

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The ways the British planning system fosters racial disadvantage and the initiatives taken by local authorities to address such bias have been subject to a number of studies over the last 17 years. This body of research has revealed isolated examples of progressive professional practice within a general pattern of inaction and ignorance. This paper looks at how the needs of ethnic minorities have been accommodated by the planning system in Northern Ireland that has a very different institutional and political context than other parts of the UK. The nature of 'race' relations in Northern Ireland is examined and the concept of 'policy processes' is used to explain why ethnic minorities in the region face similar difficulties to those in Britain. The influence of the political and cultural context is shown to play a key role in framing the policy processes that shape patterns of discrimination. The paper suggests that a full understanding of this context is required if multiculturalism is to be fully accommodated by planning in Europe.

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  • Geraint Ellis, 2001. "The Difference Context Makes: Planning and Ethnic Minorities in Northern Ireland," European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 9(3), pages 339-358, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eurpls:v:9:y:2001:i:3:p:339-358
    DOI: 10.1080/713666480
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    1. Richard Gale & Huw Thomas, 2018. "Race at the margins: A Critical Race Theory perspective on race equality in UK planning," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 36(3), pages 460-478, May.
    2. Emília Malcata Rebelo, 2010. "Does Urban Concentration/Dispersion Affect Immigrants' Professional Opportunities? The case of the Porto Metropolitan Area," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 34(3), pages 586-610, September.

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