Studia Ethnologica Croatica
Volume 29, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 251-277

Zagreb through the eyes of international migrants: Meanings, potentials and (Re)scaling of the city [Zagreb očima medunarodnih migranata: Značenja, potencijali I (Re)skaliranja grada] (Article) (Open Access)

Čapo J. , Kelemen P.
  • a Institut za etnologiju i folkloristiku, Šubiceva 42, Zagreb, Croatia
  • b Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Odsjek za etnologiju i kulturnu antropologiju, Ivana Lučića 3, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Within the framework of migration research on the mechanisms of migrant integration in their host cities and their impact on the rescaling of cities, this paper analyses the meanings of the city as constructed by international middle-class migrants in Zagreb. The paper equally examines how migrants position Zagreb in their personal ranking of cities based on the perceived attributes of Zagreb and in comparison with other cities. The individual assessments are further weighed against the position Zagreb holds as a migration destination according to the economic and social indicators. The paper also explores the potential of migrants for repositioning and rescaling the city within global urban hierarchies. © 2017, University of Zagreb - Faculty of Philosophy.

Author Keywords

Zagreb urban anthropology Scaling of the city international migration

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85044994967&doi=10.17234%2fSEC.29.9&partnerID=40&md5=3a172bdadff2e5bc59c4e6eaa3b06e1b
DOI: 10.17234/SEC.29.9
ISSN: 13303627
Cited by: 2
Original Language: Croatian