Stefano Portelli
Biographic Data
| ID | 120768 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stefano Portelli |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stefano |
| FAMILY NAME | Portelli |
| SIGNATURE | PORTELLI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sapienza University of Rome |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3998-1283 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Spirits of displacement: Gnawa rituals and gentrification in Casablanca
This article analyzes the interplay between religion and urban transformations by focusing on the Moroccan Gnawa, a spiritual network of working-class musicians and ritual operators based in the old centers (the medinas) of most Moroccan cities, and on the gentrification in the center of Casablanca, Morocco's economic capital. Displacement and gentrification disrupt the relation with urban spaces, which is a crucial, though understudied, feature …
Neighbourhoods Against the State: Reversing Territorial Stigma in Casablanca and Beyond
Neoliberal urban interventions are perceived as authoritarian by the people affected—regardless of whether they are implemented by an autocrat, a dynastic king or an elected government—because they are supported by narratives designed and imposed from outside which contrast with local perceptions of space and social life. Fieldwork reports from two displacement processes implemented by an authoritarian state—Morocco—are compared with similar obse…
State-produced disorder from counterinsurgency to gentrification
The Political Implications of Urban Displacement: Notes from Two Fieldwork Research Projects in Casablanca
Resettlement programs have always been in the political agenda of public institutions and administrators of Casablanca since its growth during the French Protectorate. Today real estate and private multinational capital sneak into local and national powers, pushing public authorities to clear land for new urban development through demolition and resettlement of local residents. The dwellers of areas such as the old town centre ( medina ) and the …
Activist*scholar collaborations in times of crisis, and beyond: Reflections on ‘Urban Activism: Staking Claims in the 21st Century City’
A conference organized in September 2019 at Harvard University brought together a group of activists and scholars from North America, Europe, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, to discuss the political and theoretical implications of the convergence between urban activism and urban scholarship. The interventions and debate are summarized here in relation to the shifting political context that followed the conference. We argue that the glo…
Repensar Bonpastor: Una Intervención Multidisciplinaria Independiente en Un Barrio Afectado Por La Transformación Urbanística
“Repensar Bonpastor – Concurso de ideas para una remodelación participativa y con cero desalojos de un barrio popular de Barcelona”, promovido por la Alianza Internacional de Habitantes y organizado por un grupo independiente de técnicos de Barcelona, recibió 45 propuestas desde todo el mundo. El artículo explica como la lucha vecinal de las “casas baratas de Bon Pastor” llegó a entrelazarse con la antropología aplicada, la solidaridad internacio…
Spirits of displacement: Gnawa rituals and gentrification in Casablanca
This article analyzes the interplay between religion and urban transformations by focusing on the Moroccan Gnawa, a spiritual network of working-class musicians and ritual operators based in the old centers (the medinas) of most Moroccan cities, and on the gentrification in the center of Casablanca, Morocco's economic capital. Displacement and gentrification disrupt the relation with urban spaces, which is a crucial, though understudied, feature …
Repensar Bonpastor: Una Intervención Multidisciplinaria Independiente en Un Barrio Afectado Por La Transformación Urbanística
“Repensar Bonpastor – Concurso de ideas para una remodelación participativa y con cero desalojos de un barrio popular de Barcelona”, promovido por la Alianza Internacional de Habitantes y organizado por un grupo independiente de técnicos de Barcelona, recibió 45 propuestas desde todo el mundo. El artículo explica como la lucha vecinal de las “casas baratas de Bon Pastor” llegó a entrelazarse con la antropología aplicada, la solidaridad internacio…
Activist*scholar collaborations in times of crisis, and beyond: Reflections on ‘Urban Activism: Staking Claims in the 21st Century City’
A conference organized in September 2019 at Harvard University brought together a group of activists and scholars from North America, Europe, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, to discuss the political and theoretical implications of the convergence between urban activism and urban scholarship. The interventions and debate are summarized here in relation to the shifting political context that followed the conference. We argue that the glo…
The Political Implications of Urban Displacement: Notes from Two Fieldwork Research Projects in Casablanca
Resettlement programs have always been in the political agenda of public institutions and administrators of Casablanca since its growth during the French Protectorate. Today real estate and private multinational capital sneak into local and national powers, pushing public authorities to clear land for new urban development through demolition and resettlement of local residents. The dwellers of areas such as the old town centre ( medina ) and the …
Neighbourhoods Against the State: Reversing Territorial Stigma in Casablanca and Beyond
Neoliberal urban interventions are perceived as authoritarian by the people affected—regardless of whether they are implemented by an autocrat, a dynastic king or an elected government—because they are supported by narratives designed and imposed from outside which contrast with local perceptions of space and social life. Fieldwork reports from two displacement processes implemented by an authoritarian state—Morocco—are compared with similar obse…
State-produced disorder from counterinsurgency to gentrification
Spirits of displacement: Gnawa rituals and gentrification in Casablanca
This article analyzes the interplay between religion and urban transformations by focusing on the Moroccan Gnawa, a spiritual network of working-class musicians and ritual operators based in the old centers (the medinas) of most Moroccan cities, and on the gentrification in the center of Casablanca, Morocco's economic capital. Displacement and gentrification disrupt the relation with urban spaces, which is a crucial, though understudied, feature …
Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender (3 works) · African Studies and Geopolitics (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · North African History and Literature (2 works) · Political economy (2 works) · Politics (2 works)