Doha, the capital of the State of Qatar, has faced enormous economic growth and rapid urban transformation over the last few decades. More recently, this has been accentuated by the construction of major urban public transit systems in the State and a desire to implement the Transit-Oriented...

In this open access publication, the social cohesion of urban neighborhoods and their residents is examined, which is often viewed as vulnerable since increased mobility, individualization, wider socio-economic and demographic changes have fundamentally altered the basis for everyday social...

Der Beitrag untersucht, wie es in einer Mittelstadt Normalität wird, Geflüchtete auszugrenzen. Dazu wird das analytische Modell feindseliger Orte formuliert, welches die Ausgrenzung der als fremd markierten Gruppe erklärt. Voraussetzung ist eine Normalitätsverschiebung, wodurch sich die...