Precarious Urbanism - Displacement, Belonging and the Reconstruction of Somali Cities (Hardcover)

This book explores relationships between war, displacement and city-making. Focusing on people seeking refuge in Somali cities after being forced to migrate by violence, environmental shocks or economic pressures, it highlights how these populations are actively transforming urban space. Using first-hand testimonies and participatory photography by urban in-migrants, the book documents and analyses the micropolitics of urban camp management, evictions and gentrification, and the networked labour of displaced populations that underpins growing urban economies. Central throughout is a critical analysis of how the discursive figure of the 'internally displaced person' is co-produced by various actors. The book argues that this label exerts significant power in structuring socio-economic inequalities and the politics of group belonging within different Somali cities connected through protracted histories of conflict-related migration.

General

Imprint:	Bristol University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Spaces of Peace, Security and Development
Release date:	2023
First published:	2023
Authors:	Jutta Bakonyi • Peter Chonka
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	234
ISBN-13:	978-1-5292-1522-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Refugees & political asylum Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > Political geography
LSN:	1-5292-1522-6
Barcode:	9781529215229

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