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Two Community cohesion in Bradford: neoliberal integrationism
Abstract
This chapter considers an argument which states that the community-cohesion agenda represents a neoliberal governance programme of integrationism. It is in this programme that particular norms and values are prioritised. The chapter uses the case study of Bradford as a basis, and shows how community cohesion has become entwined with the search for urban renaissance, regeneration, and modernity believed to be necessary to ensure the economic prosperity of cities and neighbourhoods.
Abstract
This chapter considers an argument which states that the community-cohesion agenda represents a neoliberal governance programme of integrationism. It is in this programme that particular norms and values are prioritised. The chapter uses the case study of Bradford as a basis, and shows how community cohesion has become entwined with the search for urban renaissance, regeneration, and modernity believed to be necessary to ensure the economic prosperity of cities and neighbourhoods.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of tables and figures iv
- Acknowledgements v
- Notes on contributors vi
- Introduction 1
- Community cohesion and the politics of communitarianism 15
- Community cohesion in Bradford: neoliberal integrationism 35
- Connectivity of place and housing market change: the case of Birmingham 57
- Shifting geographies of minority ethnic settlement: remaking communities in Oldham and Rochdale 81
- Employment and disconnection: cultures of worklessness in neighbourhoods 99
- Beyond ‘social glue’? ‘Faith’ and community cohesion 119
- The third sector and community cohesion in deprived neighbourhoods 139
- Welfare state institutions and secessionary neighbourhood spaces 159
- New immigration and neighbourhood change 177
- Too much cohesion? Young people’s territoriality in Glasgow and Edinburgh 199
- Geodemographics and the construction of differentiated neighbourhoods 219
- Secession or cohesion? Exploring the impact of gated communities 239
- Conclusions 259
- Index 267
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of tables and figures iv
- Acknowledgements v
- Notes on contributors vi
- Introduction 1
- Community cohesion and the politics of communitarianism 15
- Community cohesion in Bradford: neoliberal integrationism 35
- Connectivity of place and housing market change: the case of Birmingham 57
- Shifting geographies of minority ethnic settlement: remaking communities in Oldham and Rochdale 81
- Employment and disconnection: cultures of worklessness in neighbourhoods 99
- Beyond ‘social glue’? ‘Faith’ and community cohesion 119
- The third sector and community cohesion in deprived neighbourhoods 139
- Welfare state institutions and secessionary neighbourhood spaces 159
- New immigration and neighbourhood change 177
- Too much cohesion? Young people’s territoriality in Glasgow and Edinburgh 199
- Geodemographics and the construction of differentiated neighbourhoods 219
- Secession or cohesion? Exploring the impact of gated communities 239
- Conclusions 259
- Index 267
