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"This book examines ideas of 'home' of Americans and Western Europeans under the influence of the two major revolutions of our times: the gender revolution and increased mobility due to globalization. It analyzes how 'home' has been politicized, as well as alternative home-making strategies that aim to transcend the 'logic of identities'"--

"What we are seeing at present is the return, or perhaps better put, the dramatic increase in the deployment of the category native and, with this, an increasing hostility towards those who are considered non-native. Not only are well-rehearsed nativist discourses of class, race and religion surfacing in the political mainstream, but uniquely to this latest resurgence of nativism, liberal ideas and discourses themselves are being held up as ideological benchmarks by which to measure whether or not people belong to the nation. The nativist logic has thus spread across nations, across the political spectrum, from the fringes back into the mainstream, and into heretofore-thought safe political discourses. This book will explore how and why this has happened"--

'Participate! Portraits of Cities and Citizens in Action' offers an introduction to the complex world of urban development, identity and participation. It explains how the self-understanding of cities is mirrored in their approach to urban development. The basis of the book is formed by portraits of six European cities: Berlin, Hamburg, Paris, Lyon, Amsterdam and Groningen. The book fills a gap as it provides general introductions to cities, a brief outline of the city's planning system, a short historic introduction to the city's planning culture. With telling and outstanding examples of citizen participation this book offers important insights in both the intrinsic logic of the cities and the mechanisms sometimes more inclusive, sometimes more exclusive- of participation. 'Participate!' Is one of the results of the R-link project, a unique cooperation of Dutch policy makers and scholars on participation and urban development. Of interest for urban planners, architects, city journalists and students and academics in the field of urban planning

"The notion of citizenship has gradually evolved from being simply a legal status or practice to a deep sentiment. Belonging, or feeling at home, has become a requirement. This ground-breaking book analyzes how 'feeling rules' are developed and applied to migrants, who are increasingly expected to express feelings of attachment, belonging, connectedness and loyalty to their new country. More than this, however, it demonstrates how this culturalization of citizenship is a global trend with local variations, which develop in relation to each other. The authors pay particular attention to the intersection between sexuality, race and ethnicity, spurred on by their awareness of the dialectical construction of homosexuality, held up as representative of liberal Western values by both those in the West and by African leaders, who use such claims as proof that homosexuality is un-African."--Back cover

Introduction / Barry D. Adam, Jan Willem Duyvendak, and Andr(c)♭ Krouwel -- Moral regulation and the disintegrating Canadian state / Barry D. Adam -- Gay and lesbian movements in the United States: dilemmas of identity, diversity and political strategy / Steven Epstein -- "More love and more desire": the building of a Brazilian movement / James N. Green -- Democracy and sexual difference: the lesbian and gay movement in Argentina / Stephen Brown -- The lesbian and gay movement in Britain: schisms, solidarities, and social worlds / Ken Plummer -- The Dutch lesbian and gay movement: the politics of accommodation / Judith Schuyf and Andr(c)♭ Krouwel -- Gay and lesbian activism in France: between integration and community-oriented movements / Olivier Fillieule and Jan Willem Duyvendak -- Passion for life: a history of the lesbian and gay movement in Spain / Ricardo Llamas and Fefa Vila -- Gay and lesbian movements in Eastern Europe: Romania, Hungary, and the Czech Republic / Scott Long -- Emerging visibility of gays and lesbians in Southern Africa: contrasting contexts / Mai Palmberg -- Japan: finding its way? / Wim Lunsing -- The largest street party in the world: the gay and lesbian movement in Australia / Geoffrey Woolcock and Dennis Altman -- Gay and lesbian movements beyond borders? National imprints of a worldwide movement / Barry D. Adam, Jan Willem Duyvendak, and Andr(c)♭ Krouwel

"This book examines a range of critical concepts that are central to a shift in the social sciences toward 'pragmatic inquiry', reflecting a twenty-first century concern with particular problems and themes rather than grand theory. Taking a transnational and transdisciplinary approach, the collection demonstrates a shared commitment to using analytical concepts for empirical exploration, and a general orientation to research that favors an attention to objects, techniques, and practices. The chapters draw from broad-based and far-reaching social theory in order to analyze new, specific challenges, from grasping the everyday workings of markets, courtrooms and clinics, to inscribing the transformations of practice within research disciplines themselves. Each contributor takes a key concept, and then explores its genealogies and its circulations across scholarly communities, as well as its proven payoffs for the social sciences, and, often, critical reflections on its present and future uses. This carefully crafted volume will significantly expand and improve the analytical repertoires or toolkits available to social scientists, including scholars in sociology or anthropology, and those working in science and technology studies, public health, and related fields"--