On Narrow Ground
Subtitle: Urban Policy and Conflict in Jerusalem and Belfast (Suny Series in Urban Public Policy)
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: January 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 415
ISBN-13: 9780791444146
Subjects: Political science & theory; Social Science; Politics / Current Events; Jerusalem; Urban policy; Public Policy - Regional Planning; Politics/International Relations; Israel; Northern Ireland; Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.; Public Policy - General; Sociology - Urban; Ethnic relations; Discrimination & Racism; Belfast
Description: "Examining how nationalistic ethnic conflict penetrates the building of cities, this book explores whether urban policymaking may independently influence the shape and magnitude of that conflict. Bollens utilizes an analytic lens to study the complex spatial and psychological qualities of unique urban arenas of nationalistic conflict and the obstacles faced by policymakers in improving intergroup relations.

An integrative analytic approach combining the perspectives of political science, urban planning, geography, and social psychology is used to examine such urban issues as sovereignty, territoriality, group identity, and community organization."--BOOK JACKET.