Asya Pisarevskaya

• PhD in Sociology and Methodology of Social Research
• Professor (Assistant) at Erasmus University Rotterdam

The second cluster of cities of migration in terms of their diversity configuration that we defined in the inductive analysis of Chap. 3 , involves cities which are very diverse but are relatively segregated. For this cluster, we also selected one city from each of the four selected countries to develop a better understanding of it: Ingolstadt (GER...

The final cluster of cities that we will examine is that of cities with relatively low levels of diversity and low levels of segregation. For this cluster too we have selected four cities, one from each of the four countries for which comparable data was available; Dessau-Roßlau (GER), Rouen (FRA), Doetinchem (NL) and Viareggio (ITA) (Table 7.1).

What variation can be identified in urban diversities? In this chapter we provide an empirical mapping of diversity characteristics in cities as outlined in Chap. 2 : diversity of origins and residential segregation between people with and without a (first generation) migration background. Can we identify cities that have distinct combinations of t...

The cluster of diversity configurations is perhaps most often referred to in the literature as characteristic for multicultural cities or superdiverse cities. This configuration involves relatively high levels of diversity, in terms of relative share of migrants, as well as relatively low levels of segregation. As median representatives of this clu...

The third cluster of cities of migration involves cities with relatively low diversity but relatively high levels of segregation. So, cities that are segregated but not so diverse. Also for this cluster we selected, based on the quantitative analysis from Chap. 3 , four cities that are median to this category: Plauen (GER), Cosenza (ITA), Leeuwarde...

A systematic approach towards capturing and understanding the variation of urban diversities, requires a careful conceptualization of urban diversities. In migration studies there has been a growing interest for the ‘local dimension’ of migration-related diversities (Borkert & Caponio, 2010). In this book we develop the thesis that this local dimen...

How and why do some cities develop such different diversity configurations? And what is the relation between diversity and segregation levels and broader economic situation, migration history and political factors? After the analysis presented the previous chapters we know how 16 selected cities compare to each other in terms of mobilities, inequal...

The present study seeks to understand under which conditions cities enact inclusionary policies and practices for irregular migrants. Previous research points out the influence of political ideology, local autonomy, economic capacity, diversity, or civil society alliances. We argue that a city’s proactive and supportive stance towards irregular mig...

Migration studies has contributed significantly to our understanding of mobilities and migration-related diversities. It has developed a distinct body of knowledge on why people migrate, how migration takes place, and what the consequences are of migration in a broad sense, both for migrants themselves and for societies involved in migration. As a...

Cities are often the main hubs or portals for migration. They are the places where people leave from, and where they first arrive at, after their migration journey, either to settle or to move on. They are also the places where diversities and mobilities become the most manifest. Built into the cross-roads of ancient trade routes, cities have been...

This paper provides an empirical classification of migration-related diversities in 166 European cities. The local turn in migration studies has shown that migration-related diversity may take varied forms in different cities. Our understanding of how and why cities differ is lagging behind the wealth of existing conceptualisations. This is partly...

In this rejoinder for this special issue, we enter into dialogue with the various commentaries that our article "Between Fragmentation and Institutionalisation" received. In doing so, we address some of the commonly-identified limitations of our paper and clarify the interpretation of some of our findings. This includes key issues such as the uneve...

The chapter looks at categorisations as a form of 'othering' in the context of European refugee resettlement. Selection categories in resettlement provide insights into states' preferences, when given the possibility to effectively select refugees before they present themselves at the border. As such, categorisations in such programmes are ways of...

Abstract It is clear that the field of migration studies has grown significantly over the past decades. What is less known is how this growth has taken place. This article combines bibliometric metadata with expert interviews to analyse the institutionalisation of the field in terms of self-referentiality, internationalisation, and epistemic commun...

Migration studies have developed rapidly as a research field over the past decades. This article provides an empirical analysis not only on the development in volume and the internationalization of the field, but also on the development in terms of topical focus within migration studies over the past three decades. To capture volume, internationali...

There is insufficient research on the question: why are refugees better integrated in some countries than in others? In addition, there are few comparative studies describing differences in integration outcomes of humanitarian migrants. This paper investigates economic integration across 8 European countries, in the year 2008, through the indicator...