ISBN:
9781351254700
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (243 pages)
Series Statement:
Routledge Studies in Cities and Development Ser
Parallel Title:
Print version Salahub, Jennifer Erin Social Theories of Urban Violence in the Global South : Towards Safe and Inclusive Cities
DDC:
303.6091732
Abstract:
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Figures and tables -- Notes on contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Introduction: Global South theories of urban violence, poverty, and inequalities -- Northern theory, Southern theory -- Urban security and safety -- Inclusion and exclusion -- The city -- Gender and urban violence -- The research process -- Concluding thoughts -- Notes -- References -- Part I Gendered violences -- 1 Intersections of gender, mobility, and violence in urban Pakistan -- Introduction -- Theoretical framework -- City contexts -- Physical mobility -- Gendered mobilities, masculinised spaces -- Home -- Streets and neighbourhoods -- The city -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 2 Men in the city: Changing gender relations and masculinities in Maputo, Mozambique -- Introduction -- Conceptual framework -- Maputo: urbanisation and waves of violence -- The spiritual dimension: a holistic reality -- Gender-based violence in the city -- Shifting norms and gender relations -- "A woman is also a man": Men, power, and fragility -- The meanings of lovolo -- Male violence, spiritual husbands -- Masculinity: from hegemonic to fragile to more equitable -- Potential drivers of violence prevention -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 "We don't know when the trucks will come": The quest for safe and inclusive cities in Zimbabwe -- Introduction -- Our research trajectory -- Paper versus reality -- Engaging the law -- Solutions, or just more paper? -- Section 74: Freedom from arbitrary eviction -- Section 28: Shelter -- Sex and gender on the agenda -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Part II State violence -- 4 The state, violence, and everydayness: Some insights from Delhi -- Introduction -- Violence as ordinary
Abstract:
Living violence: everyday life at Viklang Colony -- Displacement -- Street vendors -- Infrastructure inequalities -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 5 Urban community profiles: Safe relocation and resettlement in post-war Sri Lanka -- Introduction -- Urban displacement in Sri Lanka -- Methodology and locations -- Colombo: Sinhapura Phases 1 and 2 -- Jaffna: Passaiyoor -- Discussion and conclusions -- References -- Part III Exclusion and violences -- 6 Violence and social exclusion in urban contexts in Central America -- Introduction -- Core concepts -- Social exclusion and violence -- Social exclusion -- Forms of violence -- Links between social exclusion and violence -- Violence in the intimate circle: family and neighbours -- Violence in public spaces: youth -- Final considerations -- Notes -- References -- 7 Social disorganisation and neighbourhood effects in Latin America: Insights and limitations -- Introduction -- Site selection -- Theoretical framework: collective efficacy -- The urban dimension and the role of migration -- The efficacy of policing -- Discussion -- References -- 8 Urban poverty and institutions in Venezuela -- Introduction -- Urban poverty and violence -- The fragmented city -- Social theories on crime in society -- Theories of crime: the institutional dimension -- Changes in family structure -- The double exclusion of youth -- The secularisation of urban life -- Unmet expectations -- Urban fragmentation -- The culture of masculinity -- The drug market -- Criminal impunity -- Methodological multiplicity -- Research results -- The positive contribution of informal institutionality -- Informal institutionality can be perverse -- Response to violence: strengthening the rule of law -- The gender dimension in social control -- Violence produces and increases inequality -- Crime undermines the social legitimacy of success
Abstract:
Conclusion -- References -- Part IV Interpersonal violence -- 9 Understanding Côte d'Ivoire's "Microbes": The political economy of a youth gang -- Introduction -- Background and context of the study -- A new form of criminality -- Methodological considerations: methods and data -- Investigating the Microbes was viewed as troublesome -- Transformation to a legitimate research subject -- Building essential relationships of trust -- Results -- From desocialisation to resocialisation in the gangs -- Becoming a Microbe: Paths into the gangs -- The breeding ground of youth criminality -- The moral economy of violence -- The socialisation rituals of criminals -- Gender relations within the gangs -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 10 Preventing violence in Cape Town: The public-health approach -- Introduction -- Conceptual framework: the public-health approach -- Evaluating upstream interventions -- Putting the public-health approach into practice -- Evaluating urban upgrading in Cape Town -- The research context -- The intervention -- Evaluating VPUU -- Outcomes -- Interventions -- Intervening factors -- Urban upgrading -- Economic and human development -- Alcohol -- Safety and security -- A final note -- Conclusion -- References -- Conclusion: New perspectives on lasting solutions -- References -- Index
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