Towards a differentiated notion of the mainstream: superdiversity and residents’ conceptions of immigrant integration

Figures & data

Table 1. Overview of interviewees.

Interviewee	Characterisation (age, gender, ethnicity, length of residence in the neighbourhood)
Frau Schuster	Btw. 50 and 60 years old, female, German, artist, grew up in the neighbourhood and owns a house there, not a member of the local partnership, well know and often consulted
Herr Fürther	Btw. 50 and 60 years old, male, estate agent, German, bought a small house and moved to the neighbourhood a few years ago with his wife
Herr Gündüz	Btw 30 and 40 years old, male, works in an international company outside of the neighbourhood, Turkish immigrant background, grew up in the neighbourhood, active in the neighbourhood’s Turkish Mosque association
Herr Schnitzler	Pensioner, male, part of the neighbourhood council for the Social democrat party (SPD), two children
Frau Kaya	Btw. 30 and 40 years old, female, stay at home mother and caretaker for disabled sister, Turkish immigrant background, grew up in the neighbourhood, the neighbourhood’s children’s representative (a volunteer position that exists in several neighbourhoods in the city)
Herr Mölzer	Btw. 40 and 50 years old, male, owns a small company and a house in the neighbourhood, grew up in the neighbourhood, chair of the local trade association
Frau Wilkens	70-80 years old, female, pensioner, husband had worked for one of the large national companies and they lived in company housing in the neighbourhood, social affairs spokesperson of the neighbourhood
Herr Bors	Btw. 40 and 50 years old, male, works for a company outside of the neighbourhood, has grown up and owns a house in the neighbourhood
Herr Yilmaz	Btw. 30 and 40 years old, male works as social worker for a project to integrate Romani children in the neighbourhood, grew up in the neighbourhood; was not officially part of the local partnership, but tried to get involved and was invited to present the integration project for Romani children
Frau Markl	Btw. 50 and 60 years old, female, works for the municipality in the Business Development Agency and also lives in the neighbourhood
Frau Bürger	Btw. 40 and 50 years old, female, works for the Social Affairs department of the city, was incidentally invited to the meetings, does not live in the neighbourhood
Herr Petzl	Btw. 50 and 60 years old, male, chief urban planner responsible for the urban regeneration of the neighbourhood, does not live in the neighbourhood

Figure 1. A spectrum of emic conceptions of integration.