Hi Oscar,

Ronald van Kempen's studies on urban diversity and mixed neighborhoods might be useful for your work. You can follow his work here in researchgate.

Good luck.

This question attracts multidimensional and multi-disciplinary approach. I would suggest to browse URLs of the UN, ITU and UNDP etc. My experience on this area indicates that a single book and/or article would be insufficient to meet this holistic approach. Thank you for this question.

Hi Oscar,

I recommend you take a look at the work of Loic Wacquant on urban governance, social policy, inequality and segregation (especially in France and the US, but his approach has been widely applied across states). This recent symposium on Wacquant's work in Ethnic and Racial Studies is a good place to start:  http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rers20/37/10. You can find much of his work on his own page too: http://loicwacquant.net/

Good luck with your research.

Oscar, podrías ver :

Orellana,C; Reyes, S; Hasse,V; Solís, E (2014) Ciudadanía, democracia, desarrollo y su relación con los derechos humanos. TS Cuadernos de Trabajo Social. 12 (69-78)

I recommend:

Lily Geismer, Don't Blame Us:  Suburban Liberals and the Transformation of the Democratic Party (Princeton University Press)

The title is a bit misleading.  The focus of the book is on liberal activism and housing policy in the Boston metropolitan area.  It argues that liberal activists, while supporting social equality, actually promoted micro housing policy that contributed to inequality in housing patterns.

I also note your university as Uppsala University.  I taught (1986-1990), at the late Upsala College in New Jersey...It was a Lutheran college which was a wonderful place to teach.  It developed from a college serving mostly New England Lutheran students to a college serving inner city students, but failed to keep up, financially, with urban change in and around Newark and East Orange, NJ.

Hi Oscar,

It occurs to me that my new book - 'Leading the Inclusive City' (Policy Press) - could be relevant.  It examines inspirational civic leadership in innovative cities around the world and includes fairly extensive comparative analysis of urban governance arrangements.  Tackling social inequality is a central theme and one of the chapters - Chapter 10 - is titled 'The diversity advantage'.  It discusses effort to create successful multicultural cities and provides innovation stories of progressive practice - for example, in Toronto.

Good luck with your research

Hi Oscar, 

Arnstein's ladder of citizen participation comes to mind here ...

Arnstein, S. (1969). "A ladder of citizen participation." American Institute of Planners Journal (July 1969): 216-224.

Some Canadian work about community continuity and its impact on health and wellbeing is also relevant - albeit in small communities rather than larger urban settings is also relevant:

Chandler, M. and C. Lalonde (1998). "Cultural continuity as a hedge against suicide in Canada's First Nations." Transcultural Psychiatry 35(2): 193-211.

Look forward to the outcomes of your work.

Hi Oscar, 

you could also have a look at

Article Inequality and social protection at the local level: Undermi...

Thank you all for great input. After the holidays I have plenty to read but it allows me to be very focused on writing the application as well. I hope I get the grant because the topic is very interesting and I hope I will be able to give something back to you!