A Place for Immigrants in the Ghetto

The Rise and Fall of the NaunynRitze Youth Centre

Bibliographic Data

ID12496601
AuthorsSerhat Güney (0000-0003-1362-6793, Galatasaray Universitesi, Istanbul, Turkey, corresponding author), Bülent Kabaş (0000-0002-7623-9275, Sakarya Universitesi, Sakarya, Turkey), Mehmet Fatih Çömlekçi (0000-0002-4811-5558, Kırklareli University), Fatih Çömlekçi (Kirklareli Universitesi, Kirklareli, Turkey)
Year2018
Volume22
Issue4
Pages369-386
Publication date2018-02-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSpace and Culture (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1206-3312 • E-ISSN: 1552-8308
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1206331218757662
OpenAlexW2788968848
LanguageEN
References cited26

In this work, we attempt to examine the role of strategies like arts sponsorship and culturalism in the solution of immigrant youth issues around a specific immigrant place. This is a case study that focuses on the NaunynRitze Youth Centre in Berlin-Kreuzberg, which was presented as a successful example by policy makers and the public in the 1990s when the footsteps of the crisis of multiculturalism had begun to be heard in Germany. Our research shows that the social engineering strategies shaped around a multikulti production base are not permanent or sustainable as long as these institutions are also given the responsibility of eliminating the cycle of crime and violence in addition to promote individual artistic development and subcultural entities. As long as political figures and the public opinion continue to generally see the immigrant youth as a danger to the secure and untarnished development of society, it does not appear possible for the multiculturalism and the immigrant youth work system to develop

Criminology · Culturalism · Immigration · Media studies · Multiculturalism · Pedagogy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Sociology · The arts · Gender Studies · German Colonialism and Identity Studies · German History and Society · Law · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

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