Sofya Aptekar, University of Massachusetts Boston, USAnna Cieslik, New Jersey City University, USLaavanya Kathiravelu, Nanyang Technological University, SingaporeRaji Matshedisho, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaAlex Wafer, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaJunjia Ye, Massey University, Australia

• 1. Introduction: Migration, Cities, Diversities 'Old' and 'New'; Steven Vertovec PART I: EXAMINING DIVERSITIES OLD AND NEW 2. Astoria, New York City; Sofya Aptekar and Anna Cieslik 3. Jurong West, Singapore; Laavanya Kathiravelu and Junjia Ye 4. Hillbrow, Johannesburg; Rajohane Matshedisho and Alex Wafer PART II: DIVERSITIES AND SPACES: COMING TOGETHER AND REMAINING APART 5. Religion in Public Spaces of Astoria; Anna Cieslik 6. Boundaries and Surveillance in Astoria; Sofya Aptekar 7. Encounter, Transport and Transitory Spaces in Jurong West; Laavanya Kathiravelu 8. Flea Markets and Familiar Strangers in Jurong West; Junjia Ye 9. Homelessness in Berea Park, Hillbrow; Rajohane Matshedisho 10. Precarity and Intimacy in Super-Diverse Hillbrow; Alex Wafer PART III: SOCIAL-SPATIAL PATTERNS OF ENCOUNTERING DIVERSITY 11. Route-ines 12. Rooms without Walls 13. Corridors of Dissociation 14. Conclusion; Steven Vertovec