City and Soul in Divided Societies

Bollens, Scott A.

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“…6. For further reading about the Judaisation of East Jerusalem and for the power asymmetry between Jerusalem's Eastern and Western Parts, see Dumper (1997) and Bollens (2012).…”

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Whose place?: emplaced narratives and the politics of belonging in East Jerusalem's contested neighbourhood of Silwan

Strömbom

Johanna

2015

Space and Polity

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This article explores the relationship between politics of belonging, narratives and place. We do this through a case study of the contested neighbourhood of Silwan in East Jerusalem, partly appropriated by an archaeological excavation site. Three conflicting narratives that make claims to the place are identified. They are geographically anchored, (re)produced in and through the material form of the place, and symbolically retold through social and moral meaning-making activities. Such an emplaced reading makes it possible to understand how divergent narratives produce insecurity and violence when enacted in and through materially and geographically contested sites.

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“…6. For further reading about the Judaisation of East Jerusalem and for the power asymmetry between Jerusalem's Eastern and Western Parts, see Dumper (1997) and Bollens (2012).…”

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Whose place?: emplaced narratives and the politics of belonging in East Jerusalem's contested neighbourhood of Silwan

Strömbom

Johanna

2015

Space and Polity

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“…or 'contested' cities that commonly emphasises the ethnic separation and the segmenting of populations into static groups living in separated areas (Calame & Charlesworth 2009;Anderson 2010;Bollens 2012). The urban studies literature emphasises the diverse, delicate and often controversial role played by urban planning and design in framing encounters among groups and communities (Brand 2009;Healey 1997;Sandercock 1998).…”

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Segregation, mobility and encounters in Jerusalem: The role of public transport infrastructure in connecting the ‘divided city’

Rokem

Vaughan

2017

Urban Studies

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This paper assesses ways in which urban segregation is shaped and transformed by Jerusalem's public transport network, enhancing mobility and potential group encounters. We suggest that segregation should be understood as an issue of mobility and co-presence in public space, rather than the static residential-based segregation that continues to be a central focus of debate in urban studies. We explore public transport infrastructures, considering how their implementation reflects the variety of ways that transport can have impact: segmenting populations, linking populations and/or creating spaces for interaction or conflict between the city's Jewish Israeli and Arab Palestinian populations. Space syntax network analysis suggests that in the case of Jerusalem, access to public transport is multi-dimensional: as well as providing access to resources, it shapes opportunities for spatial mobility that may either overcome or reinforce area-based housing segregation. We discuss these opportunities in the light of Jerusalem's on-going ethno-national division in an-increasingly-fractured-urban-reality.

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“…Equally challenging is applying the RTC to divided cities — where socio‐spatial divisions are starkest. Broader geopolitical conflicts are largely characterized by hostile struggles to control space (Bollens, 1998; 2012; Kliot and Mansfeld, ; Silver, ). Despite differences in their histories and the nature of their conflicts, these divided cities have important similarities such as multi‐layered divisions between social groups (e.g.…”

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Whose Right toJerusalem?

Rosen

Shlay

2014

Int J Urban Regional Res

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Jerusalem is a city mired in spatial conflict. Its contested spaces represent deep conflicts among groups that vary by national identity, religion, religiosity and gender. The omnipresent nature of these conflicts provides an opportunity to look at Henri Lefebvre's concept of the right to the city (RTC). The RTC has been adopted and celebrated as a political tool for positive change, enabling communities to take control of space. Based on extensive fieldwork and in-depth interviews, this article explores the complexity of the RTC principles and examines three urban battlefields in Jerusalem -Bar-Ilan Street, the Kotel and the Orient House. The RTC is a powerful idea, providing the opportunity to examine people's everyday activities within the context of how space can be used to support their lives. Yet Jerusalem's myriad divisions produce claims by different groups to different parts of the city. In Jerusalem, the RTC is not a clear vision but a kaleidoscope of rights that produces a fragmented landscape within a religious and ethno-national context governed by the nation state -Israel. The growth of cultural and ethnic diversity in urban areas may limit the possibility for a unified RTC to emerge in an urban sea of demands framed by difference. Space-based cultural conflict exemplifies urban divisions and exacerbates claims to 'my Jerusalem', not 'our Jerusalem'. Identity-based claims to the RTC appear to work against, not for, a universalistic RTC.

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City and Soul in Divided Societies

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Whose place?: emplaced narratives and the politics of belonging in East Jerusalem's contested neighbourhood of Silwan

Whose place?: emplaced narratives and the politics of belonging in East Jerusalem's contested neighbourhood of Silwan

Segregation, mobility and encounters in Jerusalem: The role of public transport infrastructure in connecting the ‘divided city’

Whose Right toJerusalem?

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