Convivencia: Urban Space and Migration in a Small Catalan Town

Convivencia: Urban Space and Migration in a Small Catalan Town challenges the idea of peaceful co-existence by examining the relations between cultural diversity and social conflicts and why some conflicts are considered inherently cultural. It does this through a multi-scalar extended case study of a small town in Northern Catalonia, Spain, shedding light on the multiple local-global processes inherent to the social construction of the "migrant problem" and its solutions.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 246 pages
Publication date: 15 September 2023
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

While Convivencia, a specific historical term, has come to represent an idea of peaceful co-existence, Convivencia: Urban Space and Migration in a Small Catalan Town complicates this simplistic vision. Instead, it delves into the intricate dynamics of convivencia, revealing how it has been and continues to be conflict-ridden. By scrutinizing the relations between cultural diversity and social conflicts and exploring why some conflicts are deemed inherently cultural, the book offers a comprehensive analysis. Through a multi-scalar extended case study of a small town in Northern Catalonia, Spain, it sheds light on the complex local-global processes inherent in the social construction of the "migrant problem" and its solutions.

The book analyzes the simultaneous local-global transformation of migration and societies, connecting the local processes of space- and place-making in Salt with the broader processes of migration, economic crisis, and social transformation. It also examines the responses to these changes from the local society, institutions, and NGOs. This work provides a deeper understanding of the intricate web of urban, social, and political transformation in which migration plays a significant role.

Focusing mainly on the interaction between mobility and settlement and the socio-cultural processes at different scales through the vectors of production and reproduction of space, the book advances findings on the "new social question in Europe." Convivencia: Urban Space and Migration in a Small Catalan Town is a valuable contribution to the field of migration studies, urban studies, and social sciences more broadly, offering insights into the complex dynamics of convivencia and its implications for our understanding of society and the world.

Weight: 395g
Dimension: 231 x 153 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781538167915