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Immigration in Berlin: Can Social Integration Take Place in a Bathhouse?

by Gabriela Chavez* I knew early on in my research project that I wanted to focus on some aspect of the Turkish community but I began at first with an arguably unanswerable question: are the Turkish communities “integrated” into society … Continue reading

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Tourism in Berlin – Opportunities and Challenges for the City

by Ares Kalandides On Saturday 10th November 2012, several Berlin groups of the German Green party organized a one-day conference to talk about tourism and its consequences for Berlin. The context is important: in 2011, before the Berlin elections, there … Continue reading

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Covered market revival: Markthalle IX in Berlin

by Ares Kalandides Nikolaus Driessen’s eyes sparkle when he talks about his venture. At the café in the old covered market in Kreuzberg (Markthalle IX) you can see he’s at home. Merchants come by and offer him little things: a … Continue reading

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Bursting the expat bubble in Berlin

Have you ever been part of an expat community? I’m talking about those highly mobile groups who leave the comfort of their homeland for the latest fashionable place. They are very different from refugees or immigrants who are forced to … Continue reading

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Urban gardening in Berlin: contributions to city quality

by Hans Pul Although it is still freezing (at least here in Berlin), it is the time of the year for starting planning and planting this year’s vegetables. Around this time of the year, you can start planting carrots, spinach, … Continue reading

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