Dear All,
Please see below for details of the third seminar in our series (of
four), under the theme "Gentrification and Social Mix". If you would
like to attend (either or both days), please e-mail me
([log in to unmask]), indicating whether you would like to come for
dinner on 19th (please note: we only have dinner funds for the speakers!).
The first two seminars saw some excellent debate, held in the spirit of
constructive engagement and political commitment. We're sure the third
will be the same!
Best wishes,
Tom.
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ESRC Seminar Series
“Gentrification and Social Mix”
Organisers:
Tom Slater (University of Edinburgh)
Loretta Lees (King’s College London)
Tim Butler (King’s College London)
Gary Bridge (University of Bristol)
SEMINAR 3:
FEBRUARY 19TH and 20TH 2008
The Old Library, Institute of Geography, University of Edinburgh,
Drummond Street, Edinburgh EH8 9XP
Seminar Summary
For some time now there has been a lack of integration of conceptual
approaches to the popular urban policy of “social mix” with theoretical
debates in gentrification research. This integration could be greatly
enhanced by international comparisons of gentrification dynamics, types
of social mix and the relevant institutional and policy contexts. Social
mix has long been a planning/policy objective, and a sign of a healthy,
liveable urban area, but the concept has recently come under fire from
academics researching gentrification, especially for being too one-sided
- it is mostly in low-income and/or working-class neighbourhoods where
social mix is to be achieved through an influx of wealthier and/or
middle-class residents. Very rarely is social mix planned for wealthier
neighbourhoods, which raises questions about the motivations and the
politics behind the concept. Furthermore, what kind of social mixing
actually takes place in gentrifying neighbourhoods? Despite a
significant amount of research taking place that addresses these issues,
there has been no organised debate/interaction among researchers, and
this seminar series proposes to bring people together to discuss these
issues in depth. The purpose of this particular seminar is to make
these conceptual connections through an international dialogue between
researchers of gentrification and social mix.
PAPERS:
Pauline Lipman, University of Illinois at Chicago:
“Mixed-income Schools and Housing Policy in Chicago: A Critical
Examination of the Gentrification/Education/“Racial” Exclusion Nexus.”
Talja Blokland, Technische Universität Berlin:
“Everyday interactions and robust identities: a hypothesis on the
underestimated relevance of gentrifiers for an inclusive public space.”
David Manley & Joe Doherty, University of St. Andrews:
“Neighbourhood social mix and transitions into and out of employment in
Scotland.”
Alan Walks & Martine August, University of Toronto:
“From social mix to political marginalization? The dilution of tenant
power in Canada’s Regent Park.”
Sarah Glynn, University of Strathclyde:
“Gentrifying a peripheral Scottish city.”
Marie-Helene Bacque, UMR Louest, Universite d'Evry:
“Social mix as a smokescreen for gentrification.”
DISCUSSANTS:
Gordon MacLeod University of Durham
Libby Porter University of Glasgow
CHAIR:
Tom Slater University of Edinburgh
SCHEDULE
THURSDAY 19TH FEBRUARY
11.30-12.00: Coffee/tea
12 - 12.15: Introduction and welcome: Tom Slater
12.15 - 1: Paper: Pauline Lipman
1 - 2.15pm: Lunch
2.15 - 3: Paper: Talja Blokland
3 - 3.45: Paper: David Manley & Joe Doherty
3.45 - 4pm: Coffee/tea
4 - 4.45: Discussant: Gordon MacLeod
4.45 - 5.30: General Discussion
Evening: Dinner
FRIDAY 20TH FEBRUARY
10 - 10.45: Paper: Alan Walks and Martine August
10.45 - 11am: Coffee
11 - 11.45: Paper: Sarah Glynn
11.45-12.30: Paper: Marie-Helene Bacque
12.30 – 2pm: Lunch
2 - 2.45: Discussant: Libby Porter
2.45 - 3.30: General discussion
3.30 – 3.45pm: Summing up: Loretta Lees
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Dr. Tom Slater
Institute of Geography,
University of Edinburgh
Drummond Street,
Edinburgh EH8 9XP, U.K.
Tel: +44 (0)131 650 9506
http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/homes/tslater
Read the IJURR debate on my article "The Eviction of Critical
Perspectives from Gentrification Research" here:
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119403655/issue
The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in
Scotland, with registration number SC005336.
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