Everyday Forms of Resistance to the Law: An Ethnographic Study of Street Vendors in Bogotá

Falla, Ana Maria Vargas; Urinboyev, Rustamjon

doi:10.3917/drs.091.0623

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“…In non-shopping malls, such as a night markets, the situation is more vulnerable, especially in Malaysia, because most of the vendors are categorised in the B40 (bottom 40% of people), where their incomes are under 3000 MYR (700 US Dollars) per month. The research finding revealed that more than 65% of respondents are from the low-income group of the community, and the result is consistent with that of prior research in Vietnam [105], Colombia [102], Philippines [106], India [107], and Peru [108].…”

Section: Conclusion and Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%

“…Therefore, a critical gap exists in the challenges of non-online shopping due to the COVID−19 pandemic that must be filled experimentally and theoretically [101]. The study is also important given its practical focus on vendors' attitudes and their receptiveness towards international tourists which is missing in the night market literature [17,102].…”

Section: Conclusion and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Vendors’ Attitudes and Perceptions towards International Tourists in the Malaysia Night Market: Does the COVID-19 Outbreak Matter?

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Although the negative economic impacts of COVID-19 are undiscovered, the tourism industry is recognized as one of the most vulnerable sectors. Considering tourism’s contribution to Malaysia’s GDP, this study aims to examine vendors’ attitudes and perceptions towards international tourists in night markets after the emergence of COVID-19 and the impacts of propagation power of COVID-19 on vendors’ perceptions in Malaysia. As large numbers of informal workers lost 60% of their income worldwide due to the pandemic, a lack of research is observed on vendors’ attitudes after the pandemic, especially in Southeast Asia. The study model was derived on the basis of the revised social exchange theory (SET). A questionnaire survey was conducted among local vendors in Malaysia using a multistage probability sampling method. Findings revealed that place attachment has a significant effect on positive perception but not negative perception towards international tourists’ receptiveness. Results indicate that positive perceptions towards international tourists significantly and positively mediate the relationship among place attachment, economic gain, and involvement with tourist receptiveness. Moreover, the research concluded that vendors still have positive attitudes towards international tourists’ receptiveness due to economic gain and their place attachment and involvement levels during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Vendors’ Attitudes and Perceptions towards International Tourists in the Malaysia Night Market: Does the COVID-19 Outbreak Matter?

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“…A number of studies have been conducted focusing on street vending subject across the world. These include (Bhowmik 2005;Williams and Gurtoo 2012;Vargas 2016;Mazhambe 2017) and many more. Such studies paid much of their focus on using street vending as a tool against poverty, causes of poverty, challenges facing poverty and a few studies focused on the components of street vendors.…”

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Characterizing Street Vendors in the Urban Settings of Tanzania: Towards Sustainable Solutions to Vendors’ Challenges

Kirumirah

Munishi

2021

Sustainable Education and Development

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Despite the growth and expansion of street vending business along with its economic support to the poor urban dwellers, much facts regarding characteristics and general operations of each group is not known. Thus, this study intended to characterize street vendors in Dar es Salaam city, Tanzania, to unveil their characteristics, challenges and needs of each specific category. The study employed a mixed methods approach with a sample of 100 street vendors sampled conveniently. Findings indicate that, street vending business involves individuals of diverse characteristics in terms of gender, education, economic status, marital status, cultural practices among others. It was further revealed that, the operations of street vendors are different and the difference emanate from the nature of what one vends. Lack of training, lack of legal status, lack of recognition by different financial institutions are some of the general challenges however, each group had its pressing challenges. The study concludes that it is important to understand different characteristics of street vendors across the country so that measures taken to help them are relevant to their operations. Findings imply that, when dealing with street vendors, one should look at them differently because they possess different characteristics. Efforts to resolve their challenges thus, should be category specific.

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“…The second premise of this article is that organised and everyday resistance can be studied in relation to each other and everyday resistance in particular can be coordinated by organised actors. Studies on resistance often make a distinction between organised and everyday resistance (Scott, 1985Gutmann, 1993, Vargas and Urinboyev, 2015, Lilja and Vinthagen, 2018. Organised resistance is collective in nature and it is often associated with social movements, armed revolutionary groups, demonstrations, and riots (Tilly, 1991).…”

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Organising Everyday Resistance: An Ethnographic Study of Rickshaw Drivers in Bogotá

Vargas¹

2021

Bull Latin American Res

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Workers in the informal transport sector are often exposed to multiple forms of workplace violence, for instance by the police and their colleagues. Through a collection of rich ethnographic stories and using the concept of popular resistance, this article investigates how and under what conditions rickshaw drivers in Bogotá resist violence in their workplace. The results reveal that rickshaw associations have been essential in articulating acts of everyday resistance to the legal ban on this activity, such regulating routes, fees and stops. However, associations have created new forms of oppression, being labelled as mafia-like organisations, showing that resistance can also translate into new forms of domination. Contrary to the argument that everyday resistance is uncoordinated, this article shows that acts of everyday resistance can be organised by actors that switch between different individual and collective strategies. Thus, organisations can provide a framework to resist the law on an everyday basis.

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Everyday Forms of Resistance to the Law: An Ethnographic Study of Street Vendors in Bogotá

Cited by 21 publications

References 4 publications

Vendors’ Attitudes and Perceptions towards International Tourists in the Malaysia Night Market: Does the COVID-19 Outbreak Matter?

Vendors’ Attitudes and Perceptions towards International Tourists in the Malaysia Night Market: Does the COVID-19 Outbreak Matter?

Characterizing Street Vendors in the Urban Settings of Tanzania: Towards Sustainable Solutions to Vendors’ Challenges

Organising Everyday Resistance: An Ethnographic Study of Rickshaw Drivers in Bogotá

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