Minority segregation processes in an urban context: A comparison between Paris and Rome

Abstract

The process of minority segregation within global cities is a complex phenomenon. In the European urban context, the process of minority segregation seems to differ in the old immigration countries (France, UK, Netherlands, Germany) from the new immigration countries (Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal). The analysis compares two global cities (Paris and Rome), taking into consideration the current evolution of the minority segregation pattern. The study shows that in both cities no traces of significant increasing segregation emerge over the last twenty years.