Dark side of the planet: hidden dimensions of urban agglomeration

This intervention probes the hidden, political dimensions of planetary urbanization. Drawing on political theory, it approaches its analysis through the analytic of 'the political,' the dimension in which antagonism performs a constitutive function in the social order. In doing so the inte...

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Published in:	Urban geography Vol. 39; no. 10; pp. 1581 - 1588
Main Author:	Jefferson, Brian Jordan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Abingdon Routledge 26-11-2018 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	Differentiation Hostility Intervention Planetary urbanization political geography political theory social difference Social order urban theory Urbanization
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Summary:	This intervention probes the hidden, political dimensions of planetary urbanization. Drawing on political theory, it approaches its analysis through the analytic of 'the political,' the dimension in which antagonism performs a constitutive function in the social order. In doing so the intervention throws into relief the ways in which group-based differentiation, conflict, and exclusion establish the conditions of possibility for ongoing transformations of urban agglomeration. It then develops a case for further exploring intersections of the political and capitalist agglomeration to generate new knowledge about current mutations in urban economies of space.
ISSN:	0272-3638 1938-2847
DOI:	10.1080/02723638.2018.1450464