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The occupation of public space in Bogotá : internal displacement and the city
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Olarte Olarte, Carolina and Wall, Illan Rua (2012) The occupation of public space in Bogotá : internal displacement and the city. Social & Legal Studies, Vol.21 (No.2). pp. 321-339. doi:10.1177/0964663912442442 ISSN 0964-6639.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0964663912442442
Abstract
The number of people internally displaced by the conflict in Colombia is intensifying drastically. As a result, the question of the political agency of the displaced in public space is acquiring increasing importance. This article investigates three constructions of public space through the struggle of internally displaced people (IDPs) against invisibility and depoliticization. Having introduced the problem of displacement in Colombia, the article looks at one occupation of public space in 2009 in particular. Using the insights of critical geography and critical legal studies, it argues that the IDPs’ occupation was not simply a short-term demand for humanitarian support, but also an attempt to challenge the very constitution of the political itself. The dissensus that the IDPs manifested is contrasted with both the Colombian Constitutional Court’s mode of balancing rights, and the hegemonic political construction of public space as something to be protected from ‘interlopers’.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Social & Legal Studies | ||||
Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||
ISSN: | 0964-6639 | ||||
Official Date: | 2012 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.21 | ||||
Number: | No.2 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 321-339 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1177/0964663912442442 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published |
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