Harringay Neighbourhood Communication Research - Sharing Findings

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Permalink Reply by michaelw on May 29, 2017 at 23:38

Very interesting on the nature of Harringay communities & how and when local cultures interact (or not)  - worth reading!

Here's the conclusion:

"Although people from very different socio-cultural backgrounds are thrown together and co- exist in physical spaces within urban multicultural locales, they relate differently to the communication assets available to them.

In many cases, they use these assets to construct shared ethnic identities, which support a corresponding assertion of ethnic differences and a certain level of communicative segregation.

Nevertheless, people still pursue diversity and mixing with others – particularly within specific geographical demarcations, such as parks or the high street. This highlights face-to-face encounters as a crucial mechanism to achieve cross-cultural engagement.  

Our research showed that it is possible to sustain a balance between separation and togetherness – a complex, even if sometimes contradictory mechanism for engagement with communities that are spatially grounded and also culturally defined.

Further research on how different locales achieve, or fail to achieve, this balance is much needed. Such research could further understanding of the conditions and of the opportunities and challenges that multicultural cities face in managing and expanding diverse, inclusive and participatory cultures of civic engagement. "

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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on May 30, 2017 at 6:20

Thanks for this Wallis. I'm particularly interested in your findings about how different groups in the area get information on what is happening locally. Do you know if Haringey council will be picking up on your findings?

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