Overview
- Illustrates regional perspectives of the nature and role of small city immigration in Canada
- Features multi-disciplinary perspectives on immigration
- Covers diverse experiences and regions
Part of the book series: International Perspectives on Migration (IPMI, volume 12)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Partnerships, Resources, and Capacities
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Identities, Belonging, and Social Networks
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Health, Politics, and Diversity
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Francophone Communities
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About this book
This book examines immigration to small cities throughout Canada. It explores the distinct challenges brought about by the influx of people to urban communities which typically have less than 100,000 residents.
The essays are organized into four main sections: partnerships, resources, and capacities; identities, belonging, and social networks; health, politics, and diversity, and Francophone minority communities. Taken together, they provide a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary perspective on the contemporary realities of immigration to small urban locations.Readers will discover how different groups of migrants, immigrants, and Francophone minorities confront systemic discrimination; how settlement agencies and organizations develop unique strategies for negotiating limited resources and embracing opportunities brought about by changing demographics; and how small cities work hard to develop inclusive communities and respond to social exclusions.
In addition, each essay includes a case study that highlights the topic under discussion in a particular city or region, from Brandon, Manitoba to the Thompson-Nicola Region in British Columbia, from Peterborough, Ontario to the Niagara Region.
As a complement to metropolitan-based works on immigration in Canada, this collection offers an important dimension in migration studies that will be of interest to academics, researchers, as well as policymakers and practitioners working on immigrant integration and settlement.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Julie Drolet is an associate professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary’s Central and Northern Alberta region in Edmonton. She was previously a faculty member at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, British Columbia. She is actively engaged in research in the field of international social work, community development, and Canadian immigration funded by SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council). She is a co-investigator in the Pathways to Prosperity Research Partnership and former domain leader in settlement, integration, and welcoming communities with Metropolis BC. Julie is co-editor of International Social Development: Social Work Experiences and Perspectives (Fernwood Publishing 2012) and Shifting Sites of Practice: Field Education in Canada (Pearson 2012). She is the author of Women and Micro Credit: Women’s Experiences in Cairo, Egypt (VDM Verlag 2008) and Social Protection and Social Development: International Initiatives (Springer forthcoming).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Canadian Perspectives on Immigration in Small Cities
Editors: Glenda Tibe Bonifacio, Julie L. Drolet
Series Title: International Perspectives on Migration
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40424-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-40423-3Published: 10 November 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82097-2Published: 27 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-40424-0Published: 31 October 2016
Series ISSN: 2214-9805
Series E-ISSN: 2214-9813
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 291
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour
Topics: Migration, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Human Geography