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The Routledge Handbook on Spaces of Urban Politics provides a
comprehensive statement and reference point for urban politics. The
scope of this handbook's coverage and contributions engages with
and reflects upon the most important, innovative and recent
critical developments to the interdisciplinary field of urban
politics, drawing upon a range of examples from within and across
the Global North and Global South. This handbook is organized into
nine interrelated sections, with an introductory chapter setting
out the rationale, aims and structure of the Handbook, and short
introductory commentaries at the beginning of each part. It
questions the eliding of 'urban politics' into the 'politics of the
city', reconsidering the usefulness of the distinction between
'old' and 'new' urban politics, considering issues of 'class',
'gender', 'race' and the ways in which they intersect, appear and
reappear in matters of urban politics, how best to theorize the
roles of capital, the state and other actors, such as social
movements, in the production of the city and, finally, issues of
doing urban political research. The various chapters explore the
issues of urban politics of economic development, environment and
nature in the city, governance and planning, the politics of labour
as well as living spaces. The concluding sections of the Handbook
examine the politics over alternative visions of cities of the
future and provide concluding discussions and reflections,
particularly on the futures for urban politics in an increasingly
'global' and multidisciplinary context. With over forty-five
contributions from leading international scholars in the field,
this handbook provides critical reviews and appraisals of current
conceptual and theoretical approaches and future developments in
urban politics. It is a key reference to all researchers and
policy-makers with an interest in urban politics.
As social movements have become more complex, geographers are
increasingly studying the spatial dynamics of collective resistance
and sociologists and political scientists increasingly analyzing
the role of space, place and scale in contentious political
activity. Occupying a position at the intersection of these
disciplinary developments, this book brings together leading
scholars to examine how social movements have employed spatial
practices to respond to and shape changing social and political
contexts. It is organised into three main sections: (1) Place,
Space and Mobility: sites of mobilization and regulation, (2) Scale
and Territory: structuring collective interests, identities, and
resources, and (3) Networks: connecting actors and resources across
space. It concludes by suggesting that different spatialities
(place, scale, networks) interlink within one another in particular
instances of collective action, playing distinctive yet
complementary roles in shaping how these actions unfold in the
political arena. By mapping state of the art conceptual and
empirical terrain across Geography, Sociology, and Political
Science, 'Spaces of Contention' provides readers with a much needed
guide to innovative research on the spatial constitution of social
movements and how social movements tactically and strategically
approach and produce space.
The Routledge Handbook on Spaces of Urban Politics provides a
comprehensive statement and reference point for urban politics. The
scope of this handbook's coverage and contributions engages with
and reflects upon the most important, innovative and recent
critical developments to the interdisciplinary field of urban
politics, drawing upon a range of examples from within and across
the Global North and Global South. This handbook is organized into
nine interrelated sections, with an introductory chapter setting
out the rationale, aims and structure of the Handbook, and short
introductory commentaries at the beginning of each part. It
questions the eliding of 'urban politics' into the 'politics of the
city', reconsidering the usefulness of the distinction between
'old' and 'new' urban politics, considering issues of 'class',
'gender', 'race' and the ways in which they intersect, appear and
reappear in matters of urban politics, how best to theorize the
roles of capital, the state and other actors, such as social
movements, in the production of the city and, finally, issues of
doing urban political research. The various chapters explore the
issues of urban politics of economic development, environment and
nature in the city, governance and planning, the politics of labour
as well as living spaces. The concluding sections of the Handbook
examine the politics over alternative visions of cities of the
future and provide concluding discussions and reflections,
particularly on the futures for urban politics in an increasingly
'global' and multidisciplinary context. With over forty-five
contributions from leading international scholars in the field,
this handbook provides critical reviews and appraisals of current
conceptual and theoretical approaches and future developments in
urban politics. It is a key reference to all researchers and
policy-makers with an interest in urban politics.
Romantic relationships and health are fundamental for society, but
what happens to a person's well-being when he or she chooses the
"wrong" partner? Interracial Romance and Health: Bridging
Generations, Race Relations, and Well-Being tackles this growing
public health issue, which impacts millions of people in
interracial relationships, especially young adults. With a
particular focus on a group of young adults whom he calls the
Bridge Kids, Byron Miller provides a critical examination of how
racial identity, socialization, and the partner selection process
influence whether a person becomes interracially involved. For
those that do cross racial lines for romance, Miller reveals that
the race of one's partner can have a significant impact on their
lived experiences and health outcomes. Opposing the idea that
interracial relationships are bad for society and an individual's
health, Miller argues that interracial romance has health benefits
for some, is generally good for society, and that what is truly
detrimental is the unnecessary stress people in interracial
relationships feel due to their experiences with stigma, racism,
and discrimination. Miller concludes that as the prevalence of
interracial romance grows, so does the urgency to address these
issues to protect the well-being of the Bridge Kids and others in
interracial romantic partnerships.
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