Striving for normality: Agency, citizen participation and intergroup belonging on the urban periphery of Helsinki
This article examines how the inhabitants of a culturally diverse suburban estate in Finland strive for meaningful encounters in their lives. The focus is on Kontula, a residential working-class district on the eastern periphery of Helsinki, which has become a powerful symbol of the ills of contempo...
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| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-09-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Sustainable Cities |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsc.2022.876740/full |