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Citizenship and Governance in a Changing City : Somerville, MA by Susan Ostrander (2013, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherTemple University Press
ISBN-101439910138
ISBN-139781439910139
eBay Product ID (ePID)144027187
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Book TitleCitizenship and Governance in a Changing City : Somerville, Ma
Number of Pages190 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2013
TopicPolitical Process / General, Emigration & Immigration, Development / General, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Civics & Citizenship, American Government / State, Sociology / Urban
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, Social Science, Business & Economics
AuthorSusan Ostrander
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight9.5 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width6.2 in
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Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal307.14097444
Table Of ContentAcknowledgments 1 Introduction 2 Overview of History, Demographics, and Politics 3 Major Redevelopment, Community Involvement, and Shared Governance 4 Old and New Immigrant Experiences, Today and Yesterday 5 Immigrant Civic and Political Engagement 6 Gentrification, Resident Displacement, and a Common Vision for the City's Future 7 Extending Social Citizenship, Remaking City Governance Notes References Index
SynopsisOvercoming a past of deteriorating homes, empty storefronts, and corrupt city administrations, Somerville, Massachusetts, just outside of Boston, today proudly defines itself as a long-time immigrant city, a historically blue collar town, and a hip new urban centre with a progressive city government. In Citizenship and Governance in a Changing City, Susan Ostrander shows how beneath current high levels of engagement by Somerville residents lies a struggle about who should be the city's elected leaders and how they should conduct the city's affairs. It is a struggle waged between diverse residents - relatively new immigrants and a new middle class - trying to gain a foothold in democratic participation, and the city's political old guard. Citizenship and Governance in a Changing City informs current debates about the place of immigrants in civic and political life, and the role of voluntary associations in local politics and government. In the process, Ostrander provides useful lessons for many midsize urban communities. Susan A. Ostrander is Professor of Sociology and Professor, Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship & Public Service at Tufts University. She is author of Money for Change: Social Movement Philanthropy at Haymarket People's Fund and Women of the Upper Class (both Temple)., How community influences contribute to civic and political engagement in a city undergoing rapid change
LC Classification NumberHN80.S566O88 2013
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