1st Edition

Creating Inclusive Cities Territorial Rituals and Belonging

172 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

172 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

172 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Creating Inclusive Cities: Territorial Rituals and Belonging explores urban inclusion through the lens of territorial rituals. It challenges traditional approaches to urban integration by exploring how cities can foster inclusion through ritualised celebrations and events. Through detailed comparative analysis of urban rituals across Geneva, Montreal and Turin, the book demonstrates how... Read more

Preface and Acknowledgements
Foreword: Toward a Conviviality of Cities
Introduction
Chapter 1: Contemporary Rituals
Chapter 2. Rituals and the territory of the city
Chapter 3: Urban rituals of territorial inclusion in Geneva, Turin and Montreal
Chapter 4: Rituals and dynamics of territorial inclusion
Chapter 5. Rituals and the Inclusive City
Chapter 6. Inclusion and Public Policies
Interviews with the Mayors of Geneva and Turin and the Vice-President of the Executive Committee of the City of Montreal
Annex
Bibliography
About the Authors

Biography

Fiorenza Gamba, anthropologist and sociologist, is a researcher at the Institute for Sociological Research (IRS) of the University of Geneva. Her research interests include mobility, urban rituals and the imaginary of the city.

Sandro Cattacin, a professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Geneva, specialises in urban politics and sociology, social and health policies, and international human mobility.

Bob W. White is a professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Montreal and Director of the Laboratoire de recherche en relations interculturelles (LABRRI). He coordinates a multi-sectoral research partnership on the dynamics of inclusion in Montreal and the Quebec Municipalities Network on Immigration and Intercultural Relations (RÉMIRI).