Social theories of urban violence in the global South : towards safe and inclusive cities
Series: Routledge studies in cities and developmentPublication details: London Routledge 2018Description: xxi,219pISBN:- 9780815358787
- 303.6 SAL
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Contents
List of figures and tables vii
Notes on contributors viii
Foreword xv
CAROLINE MOSER
Acknowledgements xix
Acronyms and abbreviations xx
Introduction: Global South theories of urban violence,
poverty, and inequalities 1
JENNIFER ERIN SALAHUB, JOHN DE BOER, AND
MARKUS GOTTSBACHER
PART I Gendered violences 13
1 Intersections of gender, mobility, and violence in urban Pakistan 15
NAUSHEEN H. ANWAR, SARWAT VIQAR, AND DAANISH MUSTAFA
2 Men in the city: changing gender relations and masculinities
in Maputo, Mozambique 32
ESMERALDA MARIANO, HENNY SLEGH, AND SiLVIA ROQUE
3 "We don't know when the trucks will come": the quest for
safe and inclusive cities in Zimbabwe 49
JULIE STEWART AND ROSALIE KATSANDE, WITH OLGA CHISANGO
AND SIAN MASEKO
PART II State violence 63
4 The state, violence, and everydayness: some insights from Delhi 65
MANOJ BANDAN BALSAMANTA AND BHIM REDDY
5 Urban community profiles: safe relocation and resettlement in
post-war Sri Lanka 79
DANESH JAYATILAKA, RAJITH W. D. LAKSHMAN, AND IRESHA M. LAKSHMAN
PART III Fi Exclusion and violences 97
6 Violence and social exclusion in urban contexts in Central America 99
RODOLFO CALDER6N UMANA
7 Social disorganisation and neighbourhood effects in 'Latin America: insights and limitations 121
ENRIQUE DESMOND ARIAS AND XIMENA TOCORNAL MONTT
8 Urban poverty and institutions in Venezuela 139
ROBERTO BRICENO-LEON
PART IV Interpersonal violence 159 '
9 Understanding Cote d'Ivoire's "Microbes": the political
economy of a youth gang 10 161 10 FRANCIS AKINDES 161
10 Preventing violence in Cape Town: the public-health approach 183
SAM LLOYD AND RICHARD MATZOPOULOS
Conclusion: New perspectives on lasting solutions 208
JOHN DE BOER, JENNIFER ERIN SALAHUB, AND
MARKUS GOTTSBACHER
Index 214
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