Urban Change and Citizenship in Times of Crisis

"The embrace of markets as the means by which urban life can and should be monitored, fixed and managed never went away. Neoliberalism remains a foundational component of the imaginaries of economic and urban governance institutions. This book shows why this matters to the everyday life of cities and the people living within these increasingly fractured and unequal domains. Taking as its terrain an urban world in the midst of social, political and economic crisis this book deliberates on how this is also in many ways an urban crisis. A diverse set of empirically grounded contributions covers the key dimensions of domestic life, processes of racial banishment, eviction, foreclosure, protest, inequality, segregation and the neglect of marginal populations. This is an important and timely collection that will be consulted widely by urbanists globally."

Rowland Atkinson, Professor and Research Chair in Inclusive Societies, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, University of Sheffield, UK

"This volume offers a crucial set of concepts and tools to help scholars and other readers make sense of contemporary dynamics in housing and urban society. Examining cities across the world, the book systematically analyses the neoliberal assault on urban life. In its explorations of the politics and experience of dwelling in the neoliberal city, the book helps us think critically about one of the central challenges of our times."

David J. Madden, Associate Professor in Sociology and Co-Director of the Cities Programme, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK