Cities of Collision

Misselwitz, Philipp; Rieniets, Tim

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“…Mixed cities can be sites of contention characterized as “conflict urbanism” (Misselwitz and Rieniets ). Conflict urbanism “produces a city where modernization and adaptation always intertwine with political agendas; a city that changes its physical form, infrastructural systems and in an accelerated, at times almost daily fashion” (Misselwitz and Rieniets ). We are interested in whether, how, and when urban spatial transformations are, or can be, shaped by everyday practices which produce socially sovereign, spatial alternatives.…”

Section: The City and Spatial Alternativesmentioning

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“…Not only is ethnic‐boundary crossing mostly avoided (Misselwitz and Rieniets ), segregation was exacerbated with the second Intifada ( Al‐Aqsa Intifada 2000–2005) and the construction of the Separation Wall—in the name of reducing terrorist attacks originating in the Palestinian territories (Kliot and Charney ; Gelbman and Keinan ) and as a physical mechanism of the de facto territorial annexation of Palestinian land . The Wall has limited social interaction in the city between Jews and Arabs and constrained their social and economic relations, notably by restricting the access of Palestinian laborers to work in the Western neighborhoods.…”

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Spatial Alternatives and Counter-Sovereignties in Israel/Palestine

Gazit

Latham

2014

Int Polit Sociol

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The securitization of the spaces of Israeli-Palestinian interaction, from checkpoints to the West Bank Separation Wall, continues to intensify and receive attention from journalists, scholars, and activists. Understandably, the focus is on the negative consequences of existing spatial configurations. Receiving far less attention is the development of alternative spatial formations which might advance forms of "desecuritization," especially in those spaces that are crucial hinges of IsraeliPalestinian interaction (Jerusalem and other mixed cities, the Wall, the Green Line, roads). This article explores whether alternative ways of using, organizing, experiencing, and coexisting in space-especially at the micro level-hold out promise for helping to reframe significant dimensions of Israeli-Palestinian interaction. It seeks to better understand whether disjointed forms of sovereignty that appear-or disappear -across the occupation can be met by counter-sovereignties; whether new spatial counter-realities can be articulated through everyday life; and whether forms of agency, especially contestation, can reset understandings of, and perspectives on, spaces. A range of examples are considered within Jerusalem, mixed cities, the occupied Palestinian territories and at the border, bearing on religious sites, healthcare, gentrification, security infrastructure, popular protest, and festivals.The securitization and Judaization (Yiftachel 1999) of the spaces of IsraeliPalestinian interaction-from checkpoints to the Separation Wall in the West Bank-are intensifying and receiving increasing attention from critical geographers and other social scientists (Harker 2010). The focus is mostly on the profoundly negative consequences of spatial configurations associated, in particular, with the occupation (Ophir, Givoni, and Hanafi 2009). Receiving far less attention is the existence and possibilities of spatial forms, practices, and understandings that might advance desecuritization and de-subjugation, particularly those within the crucial hinges in Israeli-Palestinian interaction (for example, 1 Authors' notes: Authors are listed in alphabetical order. They would like to thank the IPS editors and anonymous reviewers for their very helpful comments.

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Section: The City and Spatial Alternativesmentioning

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Section: The City and Spatial Alternativesmentioning

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Spatial Alternatives and Counter-Sovereignties in Israel/Palestine

Gazit

Latham

2014

Int Polit Sociol

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Creating Shared Public Space in the Contested City: The Role of Urban Design

Gaffikin

McEldowney

Sterrett

2010

Journal of Urban Design

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This paper examines relevant characteristics of the 'contested city' and the concept of 'public space' in that problematic context. It offers an appraisal of the historical and contemporary role of urban design in shaping social space and interrogates the feasibility of using urban design to facilitate more integrated cityscapes. It presents detailed case studies of two 'contested cities', Nicosia and Belfast, based on content analysis of policy and planning documents, extensive site analyses in both places, interviews and seminar discussions with policy makers, planners, community and civic leaders. The paper comprises four dimensions-conceptual, descriptive, analytical and prescriptive-and in its final section identifies core values and relevant policies for the potential achievement of shared space in contested cities.

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Questioning the Meaning of Place in Extended Exile: The Cases of the Balata and Jenin Refugee Camps

Qzeih,

Mokhtarshahi Sani

2024

Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies

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Cities of Collision

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Spatial Alternatives and Counter-Sovereignties in Israel/Palestine

Spatial Alternatives and Counter-Sovereignties in Israel/Palestine

Creating Shared Public Space in the Contested City: The Role of Urban Design

Questioning the Meaning of Place in Extended Exile: The Cases of the Balata and Jenin Refugee Camps

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