2023
DOI: 10.1111/anti.12955
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Towards a Political Economy of Social Infrastructure: Contesting “Anti‐Social Infrastructures” in London

Abstract: In this paper, we develop a situated and intersectional urban political economy approach to social infrastructure. This approach contrasts with a growing body of liberal urban geography, which offers an optimistic account of how shared spaces afford encounter and social connection. We present four arguments about why such outcomes cannot be assumed, which are informed by a case of contested redevelopment in the London borough of Haringey. First, social infrastructures express power relations, enacting distinct… Show more

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“…Gentrification researchers are becoming more interested in anti-gentrification struggles and alternatives, with a focus again on housing (Lees 2022;Slater 2009). Housing has also been a focus of urban social movement research, alongside other sites of collective consumption such as public space, community facilities, and social infrastructure (Horton and Penny 2023;Leitner et al 2007). Previous research on the Carpenters Estate also reflects this housing focus (Watt 2013); while Sendra and Fitzpatrick's (2020) account acknowledges the involvement of local businesses, it does not explore this process or its impacts.…”
Section: Exploring Anti-displacement Struggle Through Diverse and Com...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Gentrification researchers are becoming more interested in anti-gentrification struggles and alternatives, with a focus again on housing (Lees 2022;Slater 2009). Housing has also been a focus of urban social movement research, alongside other sites of collective consumption such as public space, community facilities, and social infrastructure (Horton and Penny 2023;Leitner et al 2007). Previous research on the Carpenters Estate also reflects this housing focus (Watt 2013); while Sendra and Fitzpatrick's (2020) account acknowledges the involvement of local businesses, it does not explore this process or its impacts.…”
Section: Exploring Anti-displacement Struggle Through Diverse and Com...mentioning
confidence: 99%