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Author Manjikian, Mary

Title Securitization of property squatting in Europe / Mary Manjikian
Published New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 246 pages)
Series Routledge research in urban politics and policy ; 2
Routledge research in urban politics and policy ; 2.
Contents Introduction: housing, neighbors and the politics of fear -- How we talk about squatting -- Squatting and antisquatting in Britain -- Incorporating the enclave of Juliana Christiania -- Grenoble, 2010: failed attempts to securitize the Roma squats -- "The last bastion of squatting in Europe" or the end of Dutch tolerance -- Conclusion: Is desecuritization of housing policy possible or desirable?
Summary Housing is no longer about having a place to live - but about state pressures to conform, norms and policies regarding citizenship, and practices of surveillance and security. Breaking new ground in the field of urban politics and international relations, Securitization of Property Squatting in Europe examines and critiques legislative initiatives and examines governmental attempts to reframe urban property squatting as a crime and a threat to domestic security. Using examples from France, Netherlands, Denmark, and Great Britain, Mary Manjikian argues that developments within
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-236) and index
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Subject Squatter settlements -- Europe
Squatters -- Europe
Housing policy -- Europe
Urban policy -- Europe
Internal security -- Europe
Public safety -- Europe
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban.
Housing policy
Internal security
Public safety
Squatter settlements
Squatters
Urban policy
Europe
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2012042590
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