Overview
The politics of urban development is one of the most enduring, central themes of urban politics. In Resisting Redevelopment, Eleonora Pasotti explores the forces that enable residents of 'aspiring global cities,' or economically competitive cities, to mobilize against gentrification and other forms of displacement, as well as what makes mobilizations successful. Scholars and activists alike will benefit from this one-of-a-kind comparative study. Impressive in its scope, this book examines twenty-nine protest campaigns over a decade in ten major cities across five continents, from Santiago to Seoul to Los Angeles. Pasotti sheds light on an approach that is both understudied and remarkably effective - the practice of successful organizers deploying 'experiential tools,' or events, social archives, neighborhood tours, and performances designed to attract participants and transform the protest site into the place to be. With this book, Pasotti promises to provide a creative and novel contribution to the literature of contentious politics.
Full Product Details
Author: Eleonora Pasotti (University of California, Santa Cruz)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.70cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.600kg
ISBN: 9781108478021
ISBN 10: 1108478026
Pages: 406
Publication Date: 19 March 2020
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Professional & Vocational
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
'Nearly forty years ago, Manual Castells argued that the central arena of class conflict had moved from the factory floor to urban neighborhoods. Since then, the frequency and intensity of urban development struggles has only increased. And yet, the insights of urbanists and social movement scholars have rarely been integrated and brought to bear on the study of development struggles. Pasotti's groundbreaking book goes a long way toward remedying this problem. Hers is not simply a theoretical contribution, but arguably the best comparative study of urban development struggles conducted to date.' Doug McAdam, Stanford University 'Examining cities as diverse as Seoul, Hamburg, Istanbul, Buenos Aires, and Los Angeles, Resisting Development brings a fresh perspective to the study of contentious politics. Pasotti's innovative study shows how successful mobilizations against urban redevelopment increasingly utilize 'experiential tools' such as cultural events that increase neighborhood pride and salience, and connect residents with outsiders. This creative qualitative study should reinvigorate the study of urban social movements within Political Science and more broadly.' Alison Post, University of California, Berkeley 'In a work of stunning geographic scope, Eleonora Pasotti shows how local movements in cities around the world have succeeded in advancing struggles over gentrification. Her analysis poses persuasive challenges to both neoliberal and Neomarxist presumptions about the possibilities for contesting configurations of urban power across the contemporary world. Packed with lessons for movement activists as well as for academics, Resisting Redevelopment exemplifies what a truly global perspective on urban politics can deliver.' Jefferey Moore Sellers, University of Southern California 'Resisting Redevelopment offers a sweeping, theoretically rich analysis of the politics of gentrification and redevelopment in twenty-first century aspiring global cities. Analyzing twenty-nine cases of protest against redevelopment in ten meticulously researched cities, Pasotti asks how residents are mobilized and what makes resistance successful. Her breakthrough findings highlight the role of experiential tools that activate neighborhood identities, even without being overtly political. The results offer a nuanced and insightful look at who wins and who loses in battles over urban space.' Jessica Trounstine, University of California, Merced
Author Information
Eleonora Pasotti is Associate Professor of Politics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is the author of Political Branding in Cities, (Cambridge, 2009).
