Paradoxes of Segregation

Sonia Arbaci is Associate Professor at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK. Her research draws on European comparative studies and focuses on ethnic residential segregation and the role of welfare/housing systems and urban policies in the production of urban inequality. She has published extensively in journals including International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Housing Studies, International Journal of Housing Policy, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, and European Urban and Regional Studies.

• List of Figures viiiSeries Editors’ Preface xiiiPreface xiv1 Introduction 1Paradoxes of Segregation? 2Recentring the Debate on the Production of Urban Inequality 5The Value of the (European) Periphery 12Structure of the Book 13Notes 182 Theorising Segregation from Europe 21Reconceptualising Segregation: Societal Transformations and the Transatlantic Debate 24Southern Europe … a View from the Periphery 47Framework for the Book 54Notes 603 Welfare Regimes and National Housing Systems in Europe 63Welfare Clusters and Segregation 65Linking Welfare Regimes and Housing Systems: Principles of Stratification and Mechanisms of Differentiation 70How Mechanisms of Differentiation Inform the Social and Spatial Dimensions of Segregation: Land Supply, Tenure and Provision 81Conclusion 90Notes 924 International Migration Turnaround 95Models, Frameworks and Theories in Migration Studies: Towards a Social Transformation Perspective 97The (Southern) European Migration Turnaround 100Mapping Flows and Waves: A Divergence Perspective on Southern Europe 109Conclusion 123Notes 1245 Societal and Urban Contexts in (Southern) Europe 127Patterns of Segregation: A Southern European Model? 131Mechanisms of Differentiation: Urban Segregation in the Wider Societal Context 136Mechanisms of Ethnic Residential Marginalisation: From Systemic Arrangements to Local Urban Political Agendas 141Conclusion 147Notes 1496 A Mosaic of Ethnic Segregation Patterns: Southern European Cities in the 1990s 151Mapping Ethnic Segregation 152Socio‐Spatial Distribution of the Native Population: A Contextual Legacy 172Contrasting Ethnic and Social Residential Patterns 186Conclusion 193Note 1947 Mechanisms of Differentiation: The Role of Local Housing Systems up to the 1990s 195Housing Tenure Perspectives to Understand Inequalities 196Mechanisms of Socio‐Tenurial and Socio‐Spatial Differentiation 200Conclusion 221Notes 2248 Changing Urban Societies: New Mechanisms of Differentiation from the 1990s 225Changing Housing Systems: Path–Dependency and Systemic Shifts 227Growing Homeowning Cities: New Mechanisms of Differentiation, Residential Marginalisation and Diffuse Segregation 243Conclusion 258Notes 2609 The Urban Diaspora: The Paradox of (De)Segregation 262Widening Ethnic Residential Marginalisation and Socio‐Tenurial Differentiation 263Diffusing Ethnic Segregation: An Indicator of Exclusion 278Conclusion 29810 Towards a Systemic Understanding of (Ethnic) Residential Segregation 300Redistribution, Distinctiveness … and Housing Systems 301Looking Ahead: Emerging Processes and Challenges 309It’s the State, Stupid 312References 315Index 354

‘Paradoxes of Segregation scrutinises urban segregation landscapes in Southern Europe. It unpacks the dynamic and complex – sometimes non-linear – relations between social inequalities and spatial segregation and the various ways in which these are approached and conceptualised. The book adds to our understanding of (ethnic) segregation by comprehensively discussing the important and distinctive effects of local, regional, and institutional context specificities. A must-read for all who are interested in segregation.’Sako Musterd, Professor of Urban Geography, University of Amsterdam ‘This book is a major contribution to the literature because it draws attention to a large region that is understudied in terms of segregation. The book clearly demonstrates, against common wisdom, that relatively low levels of segregation for disadvantaged groups may coexist with their extreme deprivation. A must-read for anyone interested in segregation issues.’Thomas Maloutas, Professor of Social Geography, Harokopio University, Greece