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Urban unrest, social resentment and justice

Abstract from the distributor: The recent events in several cities across the UK, and more widely in Europe, have raised fundamental questions about the legitimacy of public programs, the crisis-prone nature of economies and ongoing resentment and…

Mots-clés: délinquance, économie, inégalité sociale, injustice, meute, mouvement social, police, Royaume-Uni, social inequality, United Kingdom, violence urbaine

Social justice, inequality and cities

Abstract from the distributor: Inequality is intensifying in American cities with profound consequences for people’s well being and for broader society. This panel aims to make sense of where urban inequalities emerge, how they are…

Mots-clés: équité sociale, Heynen Nik, inégalité, inequality, justice sociale, mouvement social, politique urbaine, Pulido Laura, social justice, Watkins Marilyn

Listening to the voices and organizing the interests of ordinary people. Great cities-ordinary lives

The fifth panel of this symposium in celebration of Anthony Orum’s retirement: Great Cities/Ordinary Lives Conference - A look at the city and its residents from the bottom up Panel 5 : Listening to the voices and organizing the interests of…

Mots-clés: communauté, community, démocratie participative, Dreier Peter, éducation, habitants, mouvement social, Nyden Philip, participation, Pattillo Mary, Rushing Wanda, sociologie urbaine, urbanité

On the plaza: Post-Soviet urban ensembles

Abstract from the distributor: Among the many things that are anathema in contemporary urban planning, one of the most demonised is the large, ceremonial public square. The vast, proverbially windswept plazas built under 'really existing socialism'…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, espace public, Hatherley Owen, manifestation, mouvement social, place, plaza, post-Soviet city, protest, square, ville post-soviétique

From critical urban theory to the right to the city

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Mots-clés: droit à la ville, Lefebvre Henri, Marcuse Peter, mouvement social

Designing the post-political city and the insurgent polis

Abstract from the distributor : Swyngedouw points to a climate of global consensus that has become pervasive over the past twenty years, effectively suppressing dissent and excluding most people from governance. He explains this consensus as…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, démocratie participative, gouvernance, mouvement social, néolibéralisme, participation, politique de la ville, politique urbaine, Swyngedouw Erik

Do Londoners have a right to the city?

Organisers' description : London grassroot groups are certainly making it clear what they need, from housing and transport to jobs and the environment. Is there a basic demand that underlies these needs? Is the idea of rights to the city a focus…

Mots-clés: Catterall Bob, droit à la ville, économie, Edwards Michael, équité sociale, Gibbons Andrea, injustice, Kuklowsky Celine, London, Londres, mouvement social, planification

Tuff city: Urban change and contested space in central Naples

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Abstract from the publisher: During the 1990s, Naples’ left-wing administration sought to tackle the city’s infamous reputation of being poor, crime-ridden, chaotic and dirty by reclaiming the city’s cultural and architectural…

Mots-clés: centre historique, citoyenneté, conflit urbain, Dines Nick, espace public, immigration, mouvement social, Naples, patrimoine urbaine, renouvellement urbaine, sécurité, tourisme

The right to the city: Popular contention in contemporary Buenos Aires

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Abstract from the publisher: Based on extensive, original fieldwork, as well as new survey data, The Right to the City contributes to the study of democratization by focusing on the dilemmas and opportunities of popular contention in the city of…

Mots-clés: Buenos Aires, citoyenneté, démocratie participative, droit à la ville, Ippolito-O'Donnell Gabriela, mouvement social

Urban political geographies: A global perspective

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Abstract from the publisher: How can we think about the urban within a political and geographical framework? This compelling new textbook scrutinizes urban politics through a theoretical and empirical lens to provide readers with a clear…

Mots-clés: citoyenneté, économie, équité sociale, géographie urbaine, gouvernance, mouvement social, néolibéralisme, politique de la ville, représentations, Rossi Ugo, sciences politiques, Vanolo Alberto

Race rebelle : luttes dans les quartiers populaires des années 1980 à nos jours

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Présentation par l'éditeur : "Le clivage politique racial, sans effacer les autres clivages, est devenu central, déterminant les stratégies des différents acteurs, bousculant les équilibres, provoquant…

Mots-clés: banlieue populaire, Chekkat Rafik, Delgado Hoch Emmanuel, habitants, luttes, mémoire, mouvement social, quartier populaire, racisme

Time and the suburbs: The politics of built environments and the future of dissent

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Abstract from the publisher: By combining provocative prose with photo-essay, Time and the Suburbs explores the disappearance of cities in North America under the weight of suburban, exurban, and other forms of development that are changing the way…

Mots-clés: banlieue, développement urbain, mouvement social, pavillonnaire, périphéries, périurbain, politique urbaine, Quinby Rohan

Cities for people, not for profit: Critical urban theory and the right to the city

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Mots-clés: Brenner Neil, capitalisme, creative city, droit à la ville, gentrification, justice sociale, logement, Marcuse Peter, Mayer Margit, mouvement social, néolibéralisme, renouvellement urbain, social justice, urbanisation, ville créative

Bird on fire: Lessons from the world's least sustainable city

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Abstract from the publisher: Phoenix, Arizona is one of America's fastest growing metropolitan regions. It is also its least sustainable one, sprawling over a thousand square miles, with a population of four and a half million, minimal rainfall,…

Mots-clés: changement climatique, développement durable, environnement, équité sociale, mouvement social, Phoenix, politique urbaine, Ross Andrew, société urbaine, ville durable

Learning the city: Knowledge and translocal assemblage

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Abstract from the publisher: Learning the City: Translocal Assemblage and Urban Politics critically examines the relationship between knowledge, learning, and urban politics, arguing both for the centrality of learning for political strategies and…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, apprentissage, connaissance, knowledge, learning, logement, McFarlane Colin, mouvement social, Mumbai, politique de la ville, politique urbaine

Urban space in contemporary Egyptian literature : Portraits of Cairo

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Abstract from the publisher : Part ode, part academic treatise, this book traces the transformation of Cairo’s historic downtown from its spectacular beginning as a French inspired Belle Époque marvel to a site of contest and, more…

Mots-clés: Cairo, centre historique, espace public, fragmentation urbaine, Le Caire, littérature, mondialisation, mouvement social, mutation urbaine, Naaman Mara

The beach beneath the streets : Contesting New York City's public spaces

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Abstract from the publisher : Examines New York City as a paradigmatic example of the tensions between privatization and public uses of space in the contemporary United States. Focusing on the liberating promise of public space, The Beach Beneath…

Mots-clés: espace public, gentrification, mouvement social, néolibéralisme, New York, privatisation, Shepard Benjamin, Smithsimon Gregory

Paris Manif' : les manifestations de rue à Paris de 1880 à nos jours

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Présentation par l'éditeur : Les manifestations parisiennes, longtemps occasionnelles sinon exceptionnelles, connaissent une croissance exponentielle depuis le milieu des années 1970. Susceptibles d’émaner de tous…

Mots-clés: histoire urbaine, manifestations, mouvement social, ordre, Paris, rue, Tartakowsky Danielle

Ahmedabad : Shock city of twentieth-century India

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Abstract from the publisher : In the 20th century, Ahmedabad was India's "shock city." It was the place where many of the nation's most important developments occurred first and with the greatest intensity—from Gandhi’s…

Mots-clés: Ahmedabad, histoire urbaine, Inde, India, mouvement social, Spodek Howard, twentieth century, vingtième siècle

Paris sous tension

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Présentation par l'éditeur : Parmi les textes réunis dans ce livre, certains sont historiques : la défense de Paris contre les Alliés en mars 1814, les journées de juin 1848 et leur oubli programmé,…

Mots-clés: gentrification, Grand Paris, Hazan Eric, mouvement social, mutation urbaine, Paris, subversion

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