Lest Power be Forgotten: Networks, Division and Difference in the City

Bridge, Gary; Watson, Sophie

doi:10.1177/003802610205000403

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“…This finding speaks to existing literature on networks of identity and power within urban areas (Bridge & Watson, 2002), effects of socioeconomic status on social capital and support networks (Bagnall, Longhurst, & Savage, 2003), the creation of ''local social neighborhoods'' through overlapping or global networks (Pattison & Robins, 2002) and relationships between gender and the nature of social network support (Wellman & Wortley, 1990).…”

Section: Current Overall Quality Of Lifesupporting

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A gender analysis of quality of life in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

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While many community initiatives have attempted to assess the nature and determinants of their citizens' quality of life (QOL), these initiatives have produced little about whether the key determinants of life quality differ by gender. Using both quantitative and qualitative data from a recent QOL research project in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, this study explores whether factors that predict poor QOL are similar for women and men. The study also examines whether the nature of these gender differences varies across low, medium and high socio-economic status locales. Results showed that men and women were very similar in: (1) their QOL ratings, (2) reports of deterioration in neighborhood 123 QOL, and (3) rating particular aspects of their neighborhood. Few gender differences were also found when analyzing data referring to place characteristics and social cohesion. Multivariate analysis revealed further similarities: (1) being divorced/widowed was a significant predictor of poor QOL, and (2) a negative view of community security issues was associated with deterioration in perceived neighborhood quality of life. For women, however, other variables were important predictors of QOL: being middle aged, being single, and having a poor opinion of the overall quality of their neighborhood. Qualitative analysis revealed that while men and women shared concern about general areas such as safety and neighborhood supports, their perceptions of the details around these issues differed. The multi-method results suggest that urban policy actions should include a gendered discussion of common QOL issues.

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Section: Current Overall Quality Of Lifesupporting

confidence: 75%

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“…It almost goes without saying that public spaces, particularly spaces designated for leisure, are gendered, sexualized and racialized arenas (e.g., Scraton 1994;Scraton and Watson 1998;Skeggs 1999;Valentine 1989;Green and Singleton 2006). To the extent that public leisure spaces can contribute to the harmony of myriad social actors, they can also be contested arenas, sites where unequal power relations are negotiated (Aitchison 2001;Bridge and Watson 2002;Keith 2005;Skeggs 1999;Wearing 1998). In other words, 'individuals interested in leisure cannot ignore the control of space, the segregation of space and the effective exclusion of certain social groups from certain leisure spaces and places at particular times' (Henderson and Frelke 2000, 23).…”

Section: Participating In Public Leisure Spacesmentioning

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Feeling at home in public: diasporic Moroccan women negotiating leisure in Morocco and the Netherlands

Wagner

Peters

2013

Gender, Place & Culture

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Muslim women are often cited as subject to restriction in their mobility through public space, especially in European contexts, in comparison with non-Muslim community members. Yet any woman might face restriction in her access to leisure outside the home through geographies of risk and fear, as well as geographies of care and responsibility. In this article, we describe the ways in which Moroccan Muslim women resident in Europe negotiate access to leisure outside the home, in both Europe and Morocco, demonstrating that they practice mobilities framed by safety, risk and responsibility combined with individual volition to be participants in public spaces. Using examples from interviews and ethnographic fieldwork, we discuss a notion of 'viscosity' as safe public space that acts as an extension of the home, where women feel comfortable enacting their daily lives and engaging in leisure practices. By comparing data from the Netherlands and Morocco, we highlight the role of Muslim-dominant and Christian-dominant public spheres in these negotiations of leisure. The ways women inhabit such spaces reflect individual concerns about personal safety, as well as maintaining respectful relations with family and being protected from unknown dangers, in ways that reflect not only religious beliefs but also geographies of risk related to other factors. Inhabiting such spaces implicates how they become part of the community at large, as visibly present participants, by negotiating many factors beyond religious beliefs as part of their access to public leisure spaces.

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“…Urban life is viewed as the context in which identities are encountered, created and contested through a wide range of everyday spatial practices, enabling migrants and ethnic minorities to negotiate from ‘bottom‐up’ the complex politics of citizenship and identity (Nagel and Staeheli, 2004; Secor, 2004). In this literature, urban citizenship is thus seen essentially in a positive light, because it is assumed that the vibrant character of urban everyday life provides ideal conditions for the formation of inter‐ and cross‐cultural identities (McDowell, 1999; Sennett, 1999; Rogers, 2000; Bridge and Watson, 2002).…”

Section: Re‐scaling Multiculturalism: the Rise Of Cities As Sites Formentioning

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Reinventing Multiculturalism: Urban Citizenship and the Negotiation of Ethnic Diversity in Amsterdam

Uitermark

Rossi

Houtum

2005

Int J Urban Regional Res

144

102

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A number of authors have recently suggested that cities are becoming increasingly important as sites for the negotiation of ethnic diversity. While multiculturalism has been declared ‘dead’ in many countries, cities are now experimenting with new ways to accommodate ethnic diversity. This article reports on research conducted in Amsterdam. In this city, a ‘minority policy’ has been replaced by a qualitatively different ‘diversity policy’. Even though the diversity policy meets many of the criticisms that have been made against multiculturalism, the new policy also generates its own forms of exclusion. It is concluded that the stress on intercultural interaction and an emphasis on high‐quality policies and projects can in practice produce results that run counter to the intentions of policymakers as well as critical theorists. Ironically, these two features of the diversity policy tend to depoliticize societal problems and frustrate political mobilization of some marginalized groups. Dernièrement, plusieurs auteurs ont suggéré que les villes prennent une importance croissante en tant que lieux de négociation de la diversité ethnique. Alors qu’on a annoncé la mort du multiculturalisme dans bien des pays, les villes connaissent désormais de nouveaux modes d’accueil de la diversité ethnique. Cet article rend compte de recherches menées à Amsterdam. Une ‘politique des minorités’ y a été remplacée par une ‘politique de la diversité’ différente sur le plan qualitatif. Même si cette nouvelle politique répond à plusieurs des critiques formulées à l’encontre du multiculturalisme, elle génère aussi ses propres formes d’exclusion. On peut déduire que l’accent sur l’interaction interculturelle ainsi qu’une priorité aux politiques et projets de qualité peuvent, en pratique, produrie des résultats qui viennent s’opposer aux intentions des décideurs eux‐mêmes et des théoriciens détracteurs. Bizarrement, ces deux caractéristiques de la politique de la diversité tendent à dépolitiser les problèmes sociétaux et à contrarier la mobilisation politique de certains groupes marginalisés.

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Lest Power be Forgotten: Networks, Division and Difference in the City

Cited by 15 publications

References 17 publications

A gender analysis of quality of life in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

A gender analysis of quality of life in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Feeling at home in public: diasporic Moroccan women negotiating leisure in Morocco and the Netherlands

Reinventing Multiculturalism: Urban Citizenship and the Negotiation of Ethnic Diversity in Amsterdam

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