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OverviewThis 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jutta Bakonyi (Durham University) , Peter Chonka (King’s College London)Publisher: Bristol University Press Imprint: Bristol University Press ISBN: 9781529215229ISBN 10: 1529215226 Pages: 234 Publication Date: 10 January 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. Introduction: Researching Precarious Urbanism and the Displacement–Urbanization Nexus 2. Histories of Conflict and Mobility: The View From the City 3. Camp Urbanization and Humanitarian Entrepreneurship 4. Improvising Infrastructure: The Micropolitics of Camp Life 5. Techno Relief? Connectivity, Inequality and Mobile Urban Livelihoods 6. Liminal Durability: Belonging in the City and Enduring Solutions 7. Conclusion: Living at the Precarious Edges of Planetary UrbanizationReviewsAuthor InformationJutta Bakonyi is Professor in Development and Conflict at Durham University. Peter Chonka is Lecturer in Global Digital Cultures at King’s College London. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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