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Branding, Diplomacy, and Inclusion: The Role of Migrant Cuisines in Cities’ Local and International Action

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  • Lorenzo Kihlgren Grandi

    (City Diplomacy Lab, Columbia Global Centers|Paris, 75006 Paris, France)

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This paper features as its starting point the observation that unprecedented migration flows have made cultural diversity a common feature of most cities across the world. Among the many components of such diversity, gastronomy will be presented as both a primary employment niche for migrants and a valuable resource for many municipalities’ intercultural turn aimed at enhancing social cohesion, local economic development, international cooperation, and branding. The paper will then discuss the relationship between diaspora cuisines and their countries of origin in the framework of the expanding field of gastrodiplomacy. Thus, the paper will present the increasingly evident distance between most countries’ authenticity discourse on national cuisine and the reality of their food scene. Finally, the approaches of cities and nations to gastronomic diversity will be compared, examining the possibilities for overcoming this dualism as the benefits of intercultural approaches become increasingly apparent.

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  • Lorenzo Kihlgren Grandi, 2023. "Branding, Diplomacy, and Inclusion: The Role of Migrant Cuisines in Cities’ Local and International Action," Societies, MDPI, vol. 13(7), pages 1-18, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsoctx:v:13:y:2023:i:7:p:151-:d:1179183
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