Whilst it is increasingly acknowledged that integration is 'a dynamic, two-way process of
mutual accommodation by all immigrants and residents', the focus in integration theory …

Language is one of the key elements in the construction of human groups. All children are
socialized into their respective language groups, and adults, striving to maintain …

The four years since Kitchin and Hubbard's Area editorial on the possibilities for critical
action geographies have seen a number of commentaries and conference sessions where …

Prison is one of the state institutions that most clearly exercises coercion. In a way it is
doubly coercive because it removes disorderly elements from wider society by force–and …

The authors are currently coordinating a three-year researchproject on the changing
settlement patterns and ways of life of foreign immigrant populations located in Spanish rural …

The debate on 'sense of place'has been widespread in geography since the mid-1970s, yet
with few exceptions the analytical potential of this concept has not been fully realized as far …

This book sheds light on the integration processes and identity patterns of Angolan,
Brazilian and Eastern European communities in Portugal. It examines the privileged position …

In this paper, ethnographically focused on the southern Spanish frontier region of Andalusia,
the intercultural support activities of local voluntary associations and non-governmental …

Most research on immigrants has focused on their arrival in metropolitan areas or capital
cities. However, in some parts of Europe international migration into small towns and rural …

There is growing evidence of international immigration becoming increasingly influential in
peripheral areas in some Southern European countries. Particularly in small localities …