Abstract
This article deals with the politicised notions of trust and social cohesion in urban spaces through a focus on practices of everyday relations in a mixed neighbourhood. Quantitative studies maintain that ethnically diverse neighbourhoods lack in trust and solidarity. However, the very meaning and effect of concepts such as `diversity`, `contact` and `trust´ are often unclear. This article challenges both the politicised assumptions and methodological basis for statements on trust as a condition for coexistence. Drawing on fieldwork in a multi-ethnic social housing estate in Copenhagen, this article explores residents´ understandings of diversity, contact and trust. The article argues that trust and strong ties may not be the prerequisite for coexistence in neighbourhoods, where the micro-politics of everyday contacts predominate.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | Special Issue Article |
| Journal | Nordic Journal of Migration Research |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 25-32 |
| ISSN | 1799-649X |
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| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
