Abstract
This article addresses the political and spatial agenda of the people of informalities. It conceptualizes insurgent informality as a discursive social reality, which is based on the struggle between the state hegemonic discourse regarding informal spaces and modes of space production and the countering-hegemonic discourse of communities. Based on empirical case, this paper interrogates the discourses of Israel and the its Arab communities regarding informal spaces. The analysis suggests that the state hegemonic discourse is articulated through three interrelated logics of difference, threat and spatiality. The countering discourse challenges the hegemonic discourse through its logic of justice, recognition, and protest.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 92-113 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Space and Polity |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2 Jan 2019 |
Keywords
- Arabs
- Insurgent planning
- Israel
- informality
- space production
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Political Science and International Relations