Homelessness, disorder in public space and the revanchist city Meert Henk, Stuyck Karen MEERT Henk, STUYCK Karen
- Henk Meert & Karen Stuyck. Associate Professor & Researcher, Institute for Social and Economic Geography (ISEG), B-3001 Leuven (Belgium)
Summary: This paper analyses new forms and expressions of solidarity and then highlights more concrete utterances of solidarity with the homeless in a particular neighbourhood in Brussels (Les Marolles) which is rapidly gentrifying. Our findings are based on interviews with a wide range of concerned actors. One key-finding is that post-Fordist solidarity continuously creates disorder in public space and hence it is the seedbed for contemporary forms of disciplining urban culture.
Mots clés : solidarité, urbanisme normatif, gentrification, sans-abrisme, Bruxelles.
Keywords: solidarity, disciplining urbanism, gentrification, homelessness, Brussels.
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