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作者

Warda Belabas;Bert George

来源

CITIES,Vol.134,Issue1,Article 104119

语言

英文

关键字

City branding;Inclusiveness;Visual representation;Othering;Identification;Migration;Experiment

作者单位

Department of Public Administration and Sociology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands;Department of Public and International Affairs, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong;Department of Public Administration and Sociology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands;Department of Public and International Affairs, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

摘要

Ideally, people with a migration background identify with the country and city they live in. Such identification is under threat from political discourse on migrants (i.e. othering). To stimulate migrants' identification, city governments brand their city as an inclusive place to live. We assess the effect of inclusive city branding and political othering on migrants' identification with their country and city. A survey experiment with a unique sample of 463 s-generation migrant youths in Rotterdam shows that the usage of inclusive pictures by the city does not do much to encourage migrants' identification, nor does it mitigate effects of othering.