Immigration and cities: a cartography of the public arena for the immigrants and refugee support in Florianópolis

Abstract:

Human immigration is a worldwide and historic process that has been intensifying in recent years, especially with the global phenomenon of refugees. As part of this broader theme, this article seeks to discuss how public action in the face of immigration has been taking place in the context of Brazilian cities, based on a study conducted in the city of Florianópolis. Based on the contemporary sociology of public problems, with a pragmatic basis, we seek to understand how the public arena that is mobilized around this public problem is configured within the framework of the city’s Social Innovation Ecosystem. As a result, it was possible, based on the historicity of the public problem (macroscale), to map the social innovation initiatives that work with immigrants/refugees in the city (mesoscale) and observe the activities of two initiatives that operate in this public arena, seeking to raise its reach and limits in terms of influence on public action in the city.

Keywords:
Immigration; Social Innovation Ecosystem; Public Arenas; Public Action; Cities