The ethnic landscape of rural Australia: Non-Anglo-Celtic immigrant communities and the built environment

Jordan, K; Krivokapic-Skoko, B; Collins, J

The ethnic landscape of rural Australia: Non-Anglo-Celtic immigrant communities and the built environment

Jordan, K Krivokapic-Skoko, B Collins, J

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Citation:: Journal of Rural Studies, 2009, 25 (4), pp. 376 - 385
Issue Date:: 2009-10-01

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dc.contributor.author	Jordan, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Krivokapic-Skoko, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Collins, J https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4216-9245	en_US
dc.date.issued	2009-10-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Rural Studies, 2009, 25 (4), pp. 376 - 385	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0743-0167	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/10373
dc.description.abstract	Rural ethnic minorities occupy unique economic, social, as well as geographical places in Australian society. Non-Anglo-Celtic immigrants have transformed the rural landscapes through the construction of public and private spaces expressing their cultural heritage. These sites can also significantly impact the dynamics of social cohesion and inter-cultural relations in multicultural rural communities. The paper explores the potential role of the sites built by rural ethnic minorities in promoting both intra-group solidarity and inter-group dialogue. It also provides insights into complexities of multicultural place-making. The paper is divided into two parts. The first part briefly explores the literature on the migration and heritage, place, belonging and social cohesion, and the relationship between social capital and the built environment. The second part outlines empirical findings from Griffith, a regional town in New South Wales. The focus is on the places built by Italian immigrants, such as the Italian clubs and the recently built Italian Museum and Cultural Centre. The construction of these places facilitated a sense of solidarity among the Italian immigrants and expressed their belonging to place. However, the immigrant's attempts at place-making simultaneously involved inscribing a degree of exclusivity and a strategy of becoming more a part of their new environment. In doing this there is also potential for multicultural place-making to intensify the existing intra- and inter-group tensions. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Rural Studies	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.jrurstud.2009.05.004	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Geography	en_US
dc.title	The ethnic landscape of rural Australia: Non-Anglo-Celtic immigrant communities and the built environment	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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Abstract:

Rural ethnic minorities occupy unique economic, social, as well as geographical places in Australian society. Non-Anglo-Celtic immigrants have transformed the rural landscapes through the construction of public and private spaces expressing their cultural heritage. These sites can also significantly impact the dynamics of social cohesion and inter-cultural relations in multicultural rural communities. The paper explores the potential role of the sites built by rural ethnic minorities in promoting both intra-group solidarity and inter-group dialogue. It also provides insights into complexities of multicultural place-making. The paper is divided into two parts. The first part briefly explores the literature on the migration and heritage, place, belonging and social cohesion, and the relationship between social capital and the built environment. The second part outlines empirical findings from Griffith, a regional town in New South Wales. The focus is on the places built by Italian immigrants, such as the Italian clubs and the recently built Italian Museum and Cultural Centre. The construction of these places facilitated a sense of solidarity among the Italian immigrants and expressed their belonging to place. However, the immigrant's attempts at place-making simultaneously involved inscribing a degree of exclusivity and a strategy of becoming more a part of their new environment. In doing this there is also potential for multicultural place-making to intensify the existing intra- and inter-group tensions. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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