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Urban InequalitiesUnequal Citizens: Between the Gated and the Informal in Cairo

Urban Inequalities: Unequal Citizens: Between the Gated and the Informal in Cairo [The conception of citizenship which accompanied the emergence of the nation-state, promulgated equal rights and duties for all citizens as members of a territorially bounded nation. This principle, as granted by Constitutions, provided the base for normative conceptions of citizenship. However, these ‘abstract’ approaches fall short of capturing the vast social differences engrained in citizenship practices. The chapter explores the notion of differentiated citizenship which provides a more complex understanding of citizenship as a dynamic state-citizen relationship. It focuses on two distinct urban settings in Cairo; an informal area and a neighbouring gated community. The study foregrounds that state practices represented in urban development and planning are constructing distinct communities based on spatial segregation and inequality which constitute different citizenships within the same society. Finally, the chapter highlights the complexity of state–citizens relations in these two urban settings, which cannot simply be reduced to state retreat and citizens’ avoidance.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Urban InequalitiesUnequal Citizens: Between the Gated and the Informal in Cairo

Part of the Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology Book Series
Editors: Pardo, Italo; Prato, Giuliana B.
Aly, Hend
Urban Inequalities — Jan 6, 2021
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
ISBN
978-3-030-51723-6
Pages
73 –91
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-51724-3_4
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Abstract

[The conception of citizenship which accompanied the emergence of the nation-state, promulgated equal rights and duties for all citizens as members of a territorially bounded nation. This principle, as granted by Constitutions, provided the base for normative conceptions of citizenship. However, these ‘abstract’ approaches fall short of capturing the vast social differences engrained in citizenship practices. The chapter explores the notion of differentiated citizenship which provides a more complex understanding of citizenship as a dynamic state-citizen relationship. It focuses on two distinct urban settings in Cairo; an informal area and a neighbouring gated community. The study foregrounds that state practices represented in urban development and planning are constructing distinct communities based on spatial segregation and inequality which constitute different citizenships within the same society. Finally, the chapter highlights the complexity of state–citizens relations in these two urban settings, which cannot simply be reduced to state retreat and citizens’ avoidance.]

Published: Jan 6, 2021

Keywords: Informal areas; Gated communities; Cairo; Urban planning; Urban development; Citizenship; Inequality

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