Challenging Neoliberal Nationalism in Urban Space: Transgressive Practices and Spaces in Skopje

The production of counter-space: Informal labour, social networks and the production of urban space in Dhaka

“…However, street vendors have very limited power to resist the demands of the state or local representatives of the state acting informally. Presenting this case using a critical lens has enabled me to go beyond the production of the planned and conceived spaces of a city that has preoccupied much of the existing literature (Nkooe, 2014; Véron, 2017). Moreover, this article has provided a concrete account of the grassroots’ production of a counter-space outside of the planned order of the city.…”

Neoliberalising the divided city

“…The new consociational arrangement has left many Macedonians deeply frustrated and led to the politisation and essentialisation of ethnic identities in the country. These geopolitical circumstances, in conjunction with the high rate of unemployment and the need to advance Macedonian integration in the European Union, explain the attractiveness of neoliberal nationalism for a country seeking to create national wealth and improve its international image (Véron, 2017).…”

“…In contrast with Jerusalem, Belfast or Nicosia, Skopje has also not been much explored by scholarship on urban geopolitics and divided cities. Previous research on urban politics in Skopje is situated mostly in anthropology, heritage studies and urban planning, and has focused on heritage management (Mattioli, 2014;Janev, 2017), planning doctrines and cultural diversity (Grcheva, 2018;Mojanchevska, 2020), political mobilisation (Stefoska and Stojanov, 2017) and strategies of resistance (Janev, 2016;Véron 2016Véron , 2017. Little has been said on the relationship between ethno-nationalism and urban neoliberalisation in Skopje, and its spatial impact.…”

Херои На Пиедестали И „хероини На Нашето Време“ Во Паркот „жена Борец“ Конфликтни Форми На Комеморација И Видливост Во Скопје

“…Жителите на градот го замислуваат, го присвојуваат и го користат јавниот урбан простор на начини што можат да се разликуваат од оригиналните планови на властите. Јавните протести ја нарушуваат вообичаената функција на урбаните простори и отвораат можности за односи што можат да доведат до косоздавање на репрезентации, сеќавања и приказни што се алтернативни во однос на едностраното и јасното доминантно значење што му е официјално наметнато на градот, како во случајот со Скопје 2014 (Αθανασίου 2010;Lefebvre 2011;Véron 2017). Во летото 2019 година, учесниците првата Парада на гордоста организирана во земјата се сретнаа во паркот "Жена борец".…”