Susanne Wessendorf is a Marie Curie Research Fellow at the Institute for Research into Superdiversity (IRiS), University of Birmingham, UK.

• 1. Introduction: Studying Commonplace Diversity 2. From Multiculturalism to Diversity: Mapping the Field 3. The Emergence of Commonplace Diversity 4. Everyday Encounters in Public Space 5. Regular Encounters in the Parochial Realm 6. The Ethos of Mixing 7. Social Milieus and Friendships 8. Commonplace Diversity, Social Divisions and Inequality: Riots in Hackney 9. Conclusion

" [...] a significant book which helpfully contributes to and pushes forward current thinking about super-diversity and social relations in contemporary urban environments." - Sarah Neal, Ethnic and Racial Studies

Susanne Wessendorf is a Marie Curie Research Fellow at the Institute for Research into Superdiversity (IRiS), University of Birmingham, UK.

• 1. Introduction: Studying Commonplace Diversity 2. From Multiculturalism to Diversity: Mapping the Field 3. The Emergence of Commonplace Diversity 4. Everyday Encounters in Public Space 5. Regular Encounters in the Parochial Realm 6. The Ethos of Mixing 7. Social Milieus and Friendships 8. Commonplace Diversity, Social Divisions and Inequality: Riots in Hackney 9. Conclusion

" [...] a significant book which helpfully contributes to and pushes forward current thinking about super-diversity and social relations in contemporary urban environments." - Sarah Neal, Ethnic and Racial Studies

Susanne Wessendorf is a Marie Curie Research Fellow at the Institute for Research into Superdiversity (IRiS), University of Birmingham, UK.

• 1. Introduction: Studying Commonplace Diversity 2. From Multiculturalism to Diversity: Mapping the Field 3. The Emergence of Commonplace Diversity 4. Everyday Encounters in Public Space 5. Regular Encounters in the Parochial Realm 6. The Ethos of Mixing 7. Social Milieus and Friendships 8. Commonplace Diversity, Social Divisions and Inequality: Riots in Hackney 9. Conclusion

" [...] a significant book which helpfully contributes to and pushes forward current thinking about super-diversity and social relations in contemporary urban environments." - Sarah Neal, Ethnic and Racial Studies