South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal | 卷:5 |
The Making of a ‘Colony’ in Karachi and the Politics of Regularisation | |
关键词: unplanned settlements; collective action; regularisation; politics; Karachi; | |
DOI : 10.4000/samaj.3248 | |
来源: DOAJ |
【 摘 要 】
Around half of Karachi’s population resides in localities that started life as unplanned settlements, which acquired different levels of security from eviction. This paper examines the relationship between demand-making by unplanned settlements and urban political process. It interprets the gradual transformation of a cluster originally on the geographic and social periphery of the city into a regularised colony through the lens of collective action. The diverse roles of migration, mobilisation, and collective identity which we find in individual stories and community histories, capture a range of processes and experiences within Karachi’s wide margin. The politics of regularisation thus offers a critical perspective on the dynamics of urban democracy.
【 授权许可】
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