Citizenship and governance in a changing city [electronic resource] : Somerville, MA / Susan A. Ostrander.
Material type: TextPublication details: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2013. 2015)Description: 1 online resource (ix, 178 pages :) illustrationsISBN:- 9781439910146
- 1439910146
- Citizenship -- Massachusetts -- Somerville
- Political participation -- Massachusetts -- Somerville
- City planning -- Massachusetts -- Somerville -- Citizen participation
- Civic improvement -- Massachusetts -- Somerville
- Community development -- Massachusetts -- Somerville
- Somerville (Mass.) -- Politics and government
- 307.1/4097444 23
- HN80.S566 O88 2013
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-171) and index.
Introduction -- Overview of history, demographics, and politics -- Major re-development, community involvement, and shared governance -- Old and new immigrant experiences, today and yesterday -- Immigrant civic and political engagement -- Gentrification, resident displacement, and a common vision for the city's future -- Extending social citizenship, re-making city governance.
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