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Grassroots Street ‘Closures’ in São Paulo and London: Democracy and equity as experimental and experiential process

Journal of Urban Mobility
This paper advances the debates over the democratic representativeness and equity of community-led urbanism by investigating several street closure/opening experiments in London (Play Streets) and São Paulo (ruas abertas). Many have lauded grassroots and
Denver Vale Nixon
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The Political Ecology of the ‘New’ Feminism in Late‐1990s Britain

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The 1990s were a vexed time for feminists in Britain. Cultural commentators declared that feminism's key battles had been won, and that given women's ascendency across various political and cultural barometers of success, the country was entering a newly ‘postfeminist’ era.
Sarah Crook
wiley   +1 more source

VISIBILITY IN AUTHORITARIAN URBAN SPACE: The (De)politicizing City and Grassroots Mobilizations in Russia

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This article reconsiders the relationship between visibility and politicization. Drawing on empirical evidence from urban mobilization campaigns across Russia, we counter the existing literature on theories of the post‐political and liminality by identifying four dimensions of visibility—publicity in urban space, objects of urban contestation,
Valeria Rumiantseva, Liubov Chernysheva
wiley   +1 more source

PLAYING WITH PREFIGURATION: Ludic Spaces and Prefigurative Organizing for Children's Right to the Mobile City

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Earlier writings on the political importance of play have discussed how it can make players conscious of the possibilities of otherwise worlds. Prefigurative politics has very similar aims, but the discussion between the two has been limited.
JONNE SILONSAARI
wiley   +1 more source

COSMOLOGICAL MARKINGS AND ERASURES: The Political Theology of State‐Led Gentrification and Heritagization

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This article investigates the symbolic politics of state‐led gentrification and heritagization, focusing on how these processes serve to ‘glorify’ state power. Drawing on Agamben's political theology, Bourdieu's notion of symbolic power and space, and political heritage studies, we argue that the symbolic politics of state glorification can ...
Wouter van Gent, Tular Sudarmadi, Bakti Setiawan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A REVIEW OF DIY'S DECENTRALIZATION OF THE URBAN SPRAWL PHENOMENON IN THE YOGYAKARTA METROPOLITAN AREA (KARTAMANTUL)

EDUSAINTEK: Jurnal Pendidikan, Sains dan Teknologi, 2023
Decentralization in Indonesia has led to a shift in responsibilities from the central government to the regions. This has been observed in the distribution of jobs and population across metropolitan areas, such as in the Yogyakarta Metropolitan Area (Kartamantul).
Vivian Alvianti, Fathurrahman Fathurrahman   +1 more
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From Margins to Privilege: Revisiting the Sociology of Youth Subcultures Through Omnivorousness

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Advantaged young people may engage in transgressive or non‐conformist subcultural practices usually associated with disadvantaged youth. When undertaken from privileged positions, however, these practices can carry markedly different meanings, costs and rewards.
Chi‐Chung Wang
wiley   +1 more source

Do it Yourself (DIY) Movement in Urban Space Production

Journal of Planning, 2017
Even though urbanism is usually realized within a plan, it is sometimes formed by spontanous interventions of various actors. This study deals with the second type that includes small scale practices spontaneously realized in cities. The aim of this study is to examine the examples of these movements, which are known as 'do it yourself urbanism' (DIY ...
ATAY KAYA, İLGİ, KUT GÖRGÜN, ESRA
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Precarious Employment, Individualization Processes, and Professional Cyclists in France

Sociology Lens, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the relationship between the experience of precarious employment and individualization processes. Drawing from the historical‐sociological approach of Norbert Elias, we explain how and why individualization processes advanced in France over the course of several centuries and how this shaped the employment experiences of ...
John Connolly, Mojca Doupona
wiley   +1 more source

Law and Infrastructure: Reliability, Automation Transition, and Irregularities of “U‐Space”

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The European Union (EU) is making regulatory efforts to allow for the safe integration of drones into civilian airspace through automated means. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/664 concerning unmanned traffic management (a system referred to as “U‐Space”) furthers that commitment. Accordingly, drone operators must avail themselves
Samar Abbas Nawaz
wiley   +1 more source