The Local Governance of Arrival in Leipzig: Housing of Asylum-Seeking Persons as a Contested Field

The article examines how the German city of Leipzig governs the housing of asylum seekers. Leipzig was a frontrunner in organizing the decentralized accommodation of asylum seekers when adopting its accommodation concept in 2012. This concept aimed at integrating asylum-seeking persons in the regula...

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Main Authors: Franziska Werner, Annegret Haase, Nona Renner, Dieter Rink, Malena Rottwinkel, Anika Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cogitatio 2018-12-01
Series:Urban Planning
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Online Access:https://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/1708