Divided cities : governing diversity / / edited by Annika Björkdahl & Lisa Strömbom

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910460604603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lund, Sweden : , : Nordic Academic Press, , 2015; ©2015
• ISBN: 91-87675-48-X; 91-87675-47-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (275 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.69
• Soggetti: Conflict management; Segregation; Cities and towns - Political aspects; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Chapter 7: Resistance in divided Jerusalem""""Chapter 8: Nicosia Master Plan""; ""Chapter 9: Contested democrac(ies)""; ""Conclusion: Contestation in divided cities""; ""References""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: Combining peace and conflict studies with public administration research, Divided Cities critically investigates the roles of public administration and civil servants in resolving issues that are potentially conflictual in divided societies. Zooming in on nine cities with very different legacies and democratic development-Copenhagen, Malmö, Toronto, Belfast, Mostar, Cape Town, Mitrovica, Nicosia, and Jerusalem-the contributors analyze the tools, strategies, and understandings of conflict resolution that are available in different stages between conflict and stability. Exploring how contested i