Not entirely displacement: conceptualizing relocation in Ethiopia and South Africa as “disruptive re-placement”

Meth, Paula; Belihu, Metadel; Buthelezi, Sibongile; Masikane, Fikile

doi:10.1080/02723638.2022.2042067

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“…It will also require more state actions that are genuinely aimed at helping residents regain their neighbourliness and sense of belonging, such as providing more space and opportunities for residents to interact with each other. Finally, this study joins recent studies in highlighting the potential for the state to improve the postresettlement outcomes of residents (Meth et al, 2022;Williams et al, 2022). We call for a more transparent and fair compensation and resettlement process and more state investment into social infrastructure that can support the post-resettlement livelihood and sense of community of residents.…”

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confidence: 64%

“…The reason for this scarcity is due to the difficulty to measure displacement and to trace residents who have been covertly displaced over time through gentrification (Easton et al, 2020). Nevertheless, growing evidence show that resettled residents face a myriad of challenges and opportunities that are triggered by their resettlement ranging from improved living conditions (Kearns & Mason, 2013;Wang & Wang, 2020), gaining formal homeownership (Leitner et al, 2022;Meth et al, 2022), decreased spatial and social mobility (Williams et al, 2022) and loss of income and employment (He et al, 2009;Jiang, Waley, & Gonzalez, 2018;Wilmsen, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In many cities across the world, development-induced resettlement has become commonplace (Leitner, Sheppard, & Colven, 2022;Lombard et al, 2021;Meth, Belihu, Buthelezi, & Masikane, 2022;Roast et al, 2022;Rogers & Wilmsen, 2020;Wu & He, 2005). Through the optics of displacement, studies have uncovered many problems residents encounter during resettlement, including forced evictions, loss of livelihood and income sources, poor compensation and the dismantlement of community relations (Huang et al, 2020;Lelevrier, 2013;Liu et al, 2017;Wu & He, 2005;Zhang, 2004).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although the framework of displacement has been critical in understanding the negative impacts of resettlement, a growing number of studies argue that the struggles of residents continue well beyond the singular moment of physical uprooting (Leitner et al, 2022;Lombard et al, 2021;Meth et al, 2022;Wallace, 2020;Wang, 2020Wang, , 2022Watt, 2022).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In China, over the last three decades, millions of residents have been resettled. Resettlement is mostly large-scale and state-led, an approach which is also practiced in many other, especially Global South, countries (Kleinhans & Kearns, 2013;Leitner et al, 2022;Meth et al, 2022;Williams et al, 2022).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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This article investigates whether residents have been able to regain their sense of belonging and neighbourliness after being resettled in urban China and what factors have prevented or enabled them to do so. There is a growing body of work examining the post-resettlement community relations of residents. However, this process of community rebuilding is mostly understood as resident-led and little is known about the role and influence of state actions such as state-led community building and changing resettlement policies. Our study addresses this gap by drawing on the case of Hesha Hangcheng which is one of Shanghai’s major relocation settlements. Our findings, from analysing a household survey and interviews, show that the sense of belonging and neighbourly relations of residents are poorer compared to before they were resettled. The analysis further reveals that residents who are more satisfied with their new housing and neighbourhood tend to have better neighbourly relations and sense of belonging compared to those who are not satisfied and feel they have lost out from the resettlement. Additionally, the state’s efforts in rebuilding communities by providing more community organisations and activities have given residents a platform to encounter each other and help facilitate neighbourliness and a sense of belonging. Theoretically, our study contributes by revealing the interplay between residents and state-led community rebuilding efforts and how they have affected post-resettlement community relations.

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The End of Inclusive Resettlement: Experiencing Unaffordability within State Housing Programmes in Salé, Morocco

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Since the early 2000s, Morocco’s government is running the Villes Sans Bidonville programme (VSBP) as a literal reference to international policy claims for Cities Without Slums. Initially and in contrast to past, unsuccessful attempts to eradicate the country’s bidonvilles, more inclusive resettlement schemes – participatory and affordable for all – should help to avoid that residents resell resettlement housing and move back to bidonvilles. However, this article shows that with the advancement of VSBP, more recent resettlement has become authoritarian, exclusionary, and unaffordable again. Large numbers of low-income households of one of Rabat/Salé’s last bidonvilles are effectively excluded from accessing resettlement housing, because they cannot afford the construction of a house on their assigned resettlement plot. For many, reselling their plot is the only option to access alternative housing after displacement. Building on narrative and biographic interviews with displaced former bidonville residents who are not living at the resettlement site, this article looks at how displaced bidonville dwellers cope with housing unaffordability. Where do people move why if affordable informal housing is demolished and state-subsidised alternatives are inaccessible? The results show how unaffordable resettlement schemes divide established bidonville communities, leaving the most vulnerable residents behind. Furthermore, they highlight people’s severe constraints, struggles, and uncertainties in seeking to achieve decent residential stability outside stressful rental accommodation.

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Not entirely displacement: conceptualizing relocation in Ethiopia and South Africa as “disruptive re-placement”

Cited by 16 publications

References 40 publications

Can residents regain their community relations after resettlement? Insights from Shanghai

Can residents regain their community relations after resettlement? Insights from Shanghai

Urban Governance of “Messy” Cities: Housing and the African City

The End of Inclusive Resettlement: Experiencing Unaffordability within State Housing Programmes in Salé, Morocco

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