Where I belong: Identification processes of young volunteers in super-diverse cities
| Autor: | Peter Scholten, Marie Lehner, Astrid Mattes, Ursula Reeger, Ilona van Breugel |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Public Administration |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Public Administration
Sociology and Political Science Strategy and Management media_common.quotation_subject Exploratory research Context (language use) Temporality Weak theory Super-diversity Sociology Business and International Management media_common Social policy business.industry Public relations Urban spaces Research Papers humanities Negotiation Identification (information) Feeling Young volunteers Politics of belonging business Inclusion (education) human activities |
| Zdroj: | Voluntas, 1-11. Springer New York STARTPAGE=1;ENDPAGE=11;ISSN=0957-8765;TITLE=Voluntas Voluntas |
| ISSN: | 0957-8765 |
| Popis: | In the context of super-diverse cities, scholars and policy makers are increasingly interested in the potential of volunteering to establish identification for newcomers and locals alike. In this paper, we address the question of how young volunteers in Rotterdam and Vienna negotiate belonging within their super-diverse surroundings. Our exploratory study builds on a cross-national research project in which we collected qualitative interview data from volunteering youth. We follow a weak-theory approach and conceptualise belonging as emotional, procedural, and relational. We trace identification processes of newcomers and locals in terms of belonging through volunteering in urban contexts of super-diversity. Our paper demonstrates that volunteering serves as a vehicle for feelings of belonging and inclusion for young volunteers, specifically addressing the urban super-diversity of Vienna and Rotterdam. Our research also indicates the partiality and temporality of volunteering as a source of belonging and the function of volunteering as a structure of inclusion, not necessarily enabling structural inclusion. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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