Evangelia Tastsoglou

The Warmth of the Welcome: is Atlantic Canada a Home Away from Home for Immigrants? Evangelia Tastsoglou

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Issued also in electronic formats. Publisher Marketing: "Atlantic Canada is renowned for its lengthy coastlines, rural expanses, a reputedly slower pace and its welcoming, warm and friendly people. But for immigrants especially, how much of this is rhetoric, and how much is reality? Atlantic Canada is renowned for its lengthy coastlines, rural expanses, a reputedly slower pace and its welcoming, warm and friendly people. But for immigrants especially, how much of this is rhetoric, and how much is reality? "The Warmth of the Welcome "underscores that a welcoming environment does not simply consist of ordinary people's reception of, and encounters with, newcomers and immigrants in everyday life. Beyond this human "warmth of the welcome" mentioned in official literature, and by the general public, there are also several institutional and structural layers that constitute a welcoming environment. Favourable political economic conditions, receptive community relations including inter-ethnic group relations, the existence of local, national and transnational family networks, and the presence of policies and practices not only concern immigration, settlement and integration, but such issues as adequate, accessible and affordable housing and childcare. These layers of welcome for immigrants and newcomers ultimately correspond to interrelated economic, social, political and emotional dimensions and processes of citizenship. Is Atlantic Canada truly welcoming? What makes it a home away from home for newcomers in the region?" Contributor Bio:  Cottrell, Barbara Barbara Cottrell is a researcher, adult educator, and the author of "Parent Abuse," She lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Contributor Bio:  Dobrowolsky, Alexandra Z Alexandra Dobrowolsky is Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, St Mary's University, Nova Scotia. Vivien Hart is Professor of American Studies, University of Sussex, UK and Senior Fellow, United States Institute of Peace.