The time and place of social mixing: Everyday rhythms of long-term residents and newcomers in a Dutch neighborhood

Despite research questioning the beneficial effects of social mixing interventions, urban governments continue to strive for a mix. In this paper we examine through concept rhythm. We paint an ethnographic portrait disadvantaged area in city Groningen, The Netherlands, which was targeted by intervention. analyze everyday rhythms newcomers and long-term low-income residents order shed light on intervention perceptions division disadvantage. By introducing ‘exemplary’ newcomers, improves terms e.g. livability scores socio-economic indicators. However, looking lens rhythm, found how divisions between advantaged groups become exacerbated as result ‘arrhythmias’ occurring. argue that institutional actors fail align with residents’ daily rhythms, impinges upon group’s right production their neighborhood. On wider scale, assert renders problem disadvantage spatially insignificant under guise improved livability. Therefore, implore future policy explicitly imagine ways socio-spatial interventions might affect inequality within neighborhoods.