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“The Councilors are the Ones to Blame”: The Symbolic Reproduction of Territorial Boundaries Created by Policy and Planning Decisions

“…The tension between symbolic and social boundaries has been the subject of several studies, including studies set in residential neighborhoods (May 2004;Van Eijk 2011;Hwang 2016;Roberto and Hwang 2017;Albeda et al 2018). Research has primarily focused on how individuals draw symbolic boundaries in diverse settings and how their boundary-making practices reproduce or, alternatively, resist and replace the established social boundaries (e.g., Fuller 2003;Van Eijk 2011;Hwang 2016;Albeda et al 2018). However, the issue of awareness remains largely under-explored in this literature.…”

“…The literature on symbolic boundaries has extensively examined the tension between social and symbolic boundaries across various contexts, such as educational establishments, climbing halls, hotels, activist organizations, or neighborhoods (Fuller 2003;Sherman 2005;Cherry 2010;Van Eijk 2011;Hwang 2016;Albeda et al 2018;Loader 2021). Understanding the interplay between symbolic and social boundaries sheds light on how societies navigate inclusivity and exclusivity, as well as resistance and change.…”

“…Understanding the interplay between symbolic and social boundaries sheds light on how societies navigate inclusivity and exclusivity, as well as resistance and change. Studies of boundaries have primarily explored how individuals draw symbolic boundaries in these settings, and how these practices either perpetuate existing social boundaries or challenge and replace them (e.g., Fuller 2003; Van Eijk 2011; Hwang 2016; Albeda et al 2018). However, one aspect that remains under-explored is the link between awareness and subjective boundary-making.…”

Different names, different discrimination? How perceptions of names can explain rental discrimination

“…On the one hand, inclusion occurs as people with similar characteristics form a shared identity, which is acknowledged by the outgroup. On the other hand, exclusion from one group creates solidarity and thus the formation of a "counter-group" (Miles, 1991;Nagel, 1994;Zolberg and Woon, 1999;Fuller, 2003). Nevertheless, the symbolic location of the boundary dividing the groups can differ.…”

The Dynamics of Qiaoxiang Spatial Cultural Resources Integration - Taking Jiangmen City as an Example

“…By following the explanation of this theory at the micro level, we try to construct a theoretical framework to explain the formation of this pattern. In terms of research methods, this study introduces the regional research method based on the in-depth field investigation of traditional anthropology, especially applies this method to the cultural resources, highlighting the multi-cultural attribute of the regional culture of the hometown of overseas Chinese and the integration and symbiosis beyond the regional space, while the traditional research on the revitalization of culture is mostly the research on the traditional folk customs of a place, which will be the focus of this study It is a supplement to the study of regional folk culture [26][27][28]. From the perspective of folklorism, driven by nostalgia, the connection between a large number of overseas Chinese and the Qiaoxiang in the mainland has gradually developed from simply returning home to seek roots and visit relatives to a new direction of investing and developing philanthropy.…”