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From urban social polarization to civic secession?

Alan Walks is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Planning at the University of Toronto

Mots-clés: Canada, fragmentation sociale, gated communities, inégalité résidentielle, néolibéralisme, sciences politiques, ségrégation résidentielle, ségrégation sociale, Walks Alan

Neoliberalism and the city

Organisers' description : The distinguished geographer and social theorist, David Harvey, will be the 22nd Annual Urban Studies Public Lecturer. The lecture is entitled ‘Neoliberalism and the City’, and will take place Thursday, November…

Mots-clés: économie, Harvey David, néolibéralisme, politique urbaine

Cairo Contested: Governance, Urban Space, and Global Modernity

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Présentation par l'éditeur : This cross-disciplinary, ethnographic, contextualized, and empirical volume explores the meaning and significance of urban space, and maps the spatial inscription of power on the mega-city of Cairo.…

Mots-clés: Egypte, espace urbain, inscription spatiale, Le Caire, mégapole, mondialisation, néolibéralisme, pouvoirs, privatisation, services publics, Singerman Diane

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

Globopolis versus cosmopolis : Alternative paradigms for livable cities in Asia

Abstract from the distributor : From the late 1980s the production of urban space in Asia has been proceeding under historically new dynamics that are rapidly transforming city life. One dimension of these dynamics is the emergence of a middle class…

Mots-clés: Asia, Asie, cosmopolitisme, Douglass Mike, dynamiques urbaines, espace urbain, global city, gouvernance, mondialisation, néolibéralisme, participation, privatisation, urbanité, ville globale

The new urban question : Urbanism beyond neo-liberalism

Organisers' description : “The New Urban Question – Urbanism beyond Neo-liberalism” is the title of the 4th Conference of the International Forum on Urbanism (IFoU) that will take place from November 26th to 28th, 2009 at…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, croissance urbaine, culture urbaine, développement durable, développement urbain, économie, forme urbaine, gouvernance, métropolisation, néolibéralisme, société urbaine, urbanisation

Breslauer symposium 2006 : The right to the city and the politics of space

Abstract from the publisher : The Breslauer Symposium was established in 2001 through the generosity of a campus donor and is named in honor of George Breslauer, current Dean of Social Sciences at UC Berkeley. Held annually, its goal is to support…

Mots-clés: aménagement de l'espace, analyse spatiale, droit à la ville, espace public, forme urbaine, géographie urbaine, mouvement social, néolibéralisme, politique de la ville, sciences politiques

The making of global cities : A symposium and research agenda

Abstract from the publisher : Increasingly, mega cities located in Asia, Africa, and Latin America have become the focus of policy makers and scholarly research. These regions are the locations of the bulk of the world’s largest cities; now…

Mots-clés: global cities, mégapole, mondialisation, néolibéralisme, urbanisation, ville mondiale, world city

Progress in Irish urban studies

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Abstract from the publisher : Progress in Irish Urban Studies is a working paper series which presents expanded articles based on papers presented to the annual research seminar series and provides a means by which post-graduate researchers and…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, analyse spatiale, démographie, espace public, gouvernance, Ireland, Irlande, logement, néolibéralisme, politique urbaine, rénovation urbaine, service public

The right to the city : Prospects for critical urban theory and practice

Organisers' description : The conference will focus on the meaning of the "right to the city" in the context of neoliberal urban restructuring. While the notion of "the right to the city" was popularized by Henri Lefebvre in the…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, capitalisme, développement durable, développement urbain, droit à la ville, équité sociale, Marcuse Peter, mondialisation, néolibéralisme, politique de la ville, société urbaine

Welfare reform and social reproduction in New York City and Toronto

Abstract from the distributor : Simon's research employs a feminist political economy lens to examine how state and civil society groups respond to, manage, and/or mediate crisis tendencies in social reproduction resulting from the neoliberal…

Mots-clés: assistance sociale, Black Simon, feminism, féminisme, genre, gouvernance, néolibéralisme, New York, service public, société urbaine, syndicat, Toronto, travail, union, welfare

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

Bloomberg's New York : Class and governance in the luxury city

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Abstract from the publisher : What happens when our mayors are CEOs? New York mayor Michael Bloomberg claims to run the city like a business. In Bloomberg’s New York, Julian Brash applies methods from anthropology, geography, and other…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, Bloomberg Michael, Brash Julian, développement urbain, gestion locale, gouvernance, néolibéralisme, New York, politique de la ville, politique urbaine

International journal of urban and regional research (Vol. 36, No. 1)

Abstract from the publisher: A groundbreaking forum for intellectual debate, IJURR is at the forefront of urban and regional research. With a cutting edge approach to linking theoretical development and empirical research, and a consistent demand…

Mots-clés: développement urbain, économie, éducation, infrastructures, jardin, logement, néolibéralisme, territoire, ville en guerre

Inequality, inclusion and the sense of belonging : 2009 ISA-RC21 Sao Paulo conference

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, conflit urbain, inclusion, inégalité, lien social, logement, mégapole, mutation urbaine, néolibéralisme, pauvreté, renouvellement urbain, ségrégation urbaine, société urbaine, sociologie urbaine, urbanisation

Transformative cities in the new global order : Accumulation by dispossession

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Abstract from the publisher : Globalisation and a neo-liberal world order are impacting the global urban system, resulting in massive transformation of cities across the world. This transformation, which is currently the centre of focus among…

Mots-clés: aménagement de l'espace, Banerjee-Guha Swapna, droit à la ville, Inde, India, mondialisation, mutation urbaine, néolibéralisme, pauvreté, pays en développement, politique urbaine, right to the city, sociologie urbaine, transport, urbanité

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