Urbans rituals as spaces of memory and belonging: A Geneva case study

• DOI: 10.1016/j.ccs.2021.100385
• Publication Date: 2021-03-21T01:23:25Z
• Authors: Fiorenza Gamba; Sandro Cattacin
• Keywords: Emic and etic; Skepticism; Civil Society

How do cities include newcomers and established inhabitants? Do urban rituals bring people together? Because of their relative anonymity accessibility, public – as temporary processes inclusion or emphasizers differences are likely to with respect any intersections these. We examine three cases in Geneva, a high mobility city the Escalade, Fêtes de Genève Saga des Géants potential foster scepticism (i.e. exclusion) belonging inclusion). Our policy-relevant findings indicate that post-migration societies, crucial fostering belonging, especially when they based on an open narrative, organized by civil-society organizations elements permit emotional involvement participants. confront this emic perspective etic one, using variables derived from our investigation policies analyse observations representations events.