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The force of density

Political crowding and the city

Bibliographic Data

ID11670296
AuthorsColin Mcfarlane (0000-0001-9209-4494, Durham University, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume41
Issue10
Pages1310-1317
Publication date2020-10-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueUrban Geography (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0272-3638 • E-ISSN: 1938-2847
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02723638.2020.1837527
OpenAlexW3094578754
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited17

This commentary examines the politics of density in urban protest and social movements, drawing on examples from Hong Kong and Mumbai. The ‘force’ of density, I argue, is an emergent property shaped through the combinatory relations and forms of presencing that accompany instantiations of high numbers of people congregated in space

Crowding · Economic geography · Epistemology · Geography · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Property (philosophy · Sociology · Urban space · Computer Science · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Law · Psychology · Socioeconomic Development in Asia · Urban Planning and Governance

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Citations per year2,33
Citation span2023 - 2026 (4)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 7

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