Right To The City

Question 1

Cities, democracy and citizenship?

Answer 1

Ancient Greece association of democracy

19th century- nation state took over city state

Question 2

What are cities doing today?

Answer 2

Diverging from Nations as the important place of citizenship

Due to globalisation, migration and rural-urban divide

Question 3

How has urban governance decentralised?

Answer 3

Return of local mayors

Emphasis on localism in uk

Question 4

What is an urban social movement?

Answer 4

The expression of repeated public displays of worthiness, unity, numbers and commitment by a particular group
Outside the formal party system
Collective action to create fundamental changes often around issues of collective consumption

Question 5

Examples of collective consumption?

Answer 5

Housing
Access to basic services
Cost of living

Question 6

Old social movements?

Answer 6

Trade unions 
Focus on class conflicts and organised labour- Marxism concepts

Question 7

New social movements post 1970

Answer 7

Centred around culture and identity
Focus on rights
Departure from Marx

Question 8

Examples of social movements?

Answer 8

Poll tax riots 1990
Student demonstrations in Beijing 1989
Struggles for HIV treatment South Africa 1990’s

Question 9

Right to the city?

Answer 9

Lefevbre
Idea that all inhabitants should be involved in decisions impacting on the city
‘Citadin’ to de-link citizenship from national and fuse it with given city
The right to Participation and a appropriation

Question 10

Appropriation?

Answer 10

To be physically present in the city

To produce urban space which meets the needs of its inhabitants

Question 11

The camp that toppled a dictator?

Answer 11

Tahrir Square
Cairo
Well organised with food stalls, a pharmacy and wall of martyrs

Question 12

Impacts of protest?

Answer 12

Can alter power relations, transform legal rights and cause revolution

Question 13

Brazil 2013- causes

Answer 13

Triggered by increase in bus fares 
Inadequate provision of social care 
Government corruption 
Exorbitant spending on 2014 World Cup 
Socially conservative policies

Question 14

Brazil 2013 participants?

Answer 14

1,4 million across 100 cities
Twitter #come to the streets
#change Brazil

Question 15

Was Brazil successful?

Answer 15

Reduced transport costs
Repeal of gay cure bill

Pact to improve education and health
Plan to increase spending on education

Question 16

Hong Kong

Answer 16

Umbrella revolution
Protest against control over electoral candidates from Beijing
Peaceful, lack of clear leadership
Government didn’t back down and protest sites dismantled
Huge influence on public opinion

Question 17

When are urban social movements successful?

Answer 17

When they make strategic use of illegality
Balance autonomy with links to a political force
When protest is accompanied by formal political processes
When they make policy and not just notice
When they divide elites