IBV: spatial boundaries w5 "claiming urban space & violence"

Question 1

spatial politics

Answer 1

consisting of

a) politics of place,
b) politics of scale
c) politics of networking
d) politics of (im)mobility

Question 2

Politics of place

Answer 2

refer to ways in which parties in conflict aim to turn ‘spaces’ into ‘places’ (contesting place - changing / destroying)

Question 3

Politics of Scale

Answer 3

‘level up’ local to national to international (scale-jumping)
(by manipulation of relations of power and authority)
e.g. Yellow Vest movement

Question 4

Politics of Networking

Answer 4

face to face or virtual space for mobilizing people

Question 5

Politics of (im)mobility

Answer 5

the material or virtual movability of individuals and objects within and between place and through space-time

Question 6

Place-making process (4)

Answer 6

four mechanisms (example Banlieues)

1. drawing boundaries
2. ordering by arranging objects
3. giving meaning
4. social organization

Question 7

iconicide

Answer 7

destruction of symbols / icons

e.g. Twin Towers

Question 8

urbicide

Answer 8

violence against the city fabric, destruction of place

e.g. bridges

Question 9

urbicide violence (2)

Answer 9

two forms

1. direct capture (dominating citizen’s lives through terror and everyday control)
2. the siege (city surrounded by army non-state actor who deny or restrict access, control supplies, cut off electricity …)