Top-down Community Building and the Politics of Inclusion
This book explores mechanisms of inclusion and exclusion involved in practices of community building through an ethnographic study of a neighborhood restaurant in Amsterdam. It presents important insights into the advantages and empowering effects of prof
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TOP-DOWN COMMUNITY BUILDING AND THE POLITICS OF INCLUSION Fenneke Wekker
Europe in Transition - The NYU European Studies Series
Series editor Martin A. Schain Center for European Studies New York University New York, NY, USA
This series explores the core questions facing the new Europe. It is particularly interested in studies that focus on such issues as the process and development of the European Union, shifting political alliances, military arrangements, the impact of immigration on European societies and politics, and the emergence of ethno-nationalism within the boundaries of Europe. The series includes both collected volumes as well as monographs. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/14976
Fenneke Wekker
Top-down Community Building and the Politics of Inclusion
Fenneke Wekker Department of Sociology University of Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands
Europe in Transition - The NYU European Studies Series ISBN 978-3-319-53963-8 ISBN 978-3-319-53964-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-53964-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017936035 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © Stephen Bonk/Fotolia.co.uk Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
During the course of the research and writing process, it struck me that this project is actually about me. It is about all those people living in Western societies, born in wealth and security, and who wish to do something good for the poor and disadvantaged. It is about all of those who sincerely believe that it is possible to reshape and rebuild societal structures of i
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