The image of the foreign squatter
British and Irish youths in the Dutch city of Leiden during the 1990s
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12277136 |
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| Authors | Bart van der Steen (0000-0002-5889-6212, National Library of the Netherlands, corresponding author), Blerina Nimanaj (National Library of the Netherlands), Elisa Hendriks (National Library of the Netherlands) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 486-508 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-10 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0963-9268 • E-ISSN: 1469-8706 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0963926821000675 |
| OpenAlex | W3213880328 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
Based on a systematic analysis of local mainstream and activist media, this article reconstructs conflicts over the framing of British and Irish squatters in Leiden during the 1990s. During this decade, several hundreds of English-speaking youths travelled to Leiden and surrounding villages to work as seasonal labourers. Often lacking access to regular housing, many of them resorted to squatting houses and as a result got involved in local urban development conflicts. While proprietors, neighbours, aldermen and the police all tried to gain support via the media, squatters also contacted media outlets to counter bad press. This article reconstructs the ensuing struggle over the image of the foreign squatter in Leiden's local media during the 1990s, and analyses the dynamics between the various groups that attempted to influence the squatters’ framing
Archaeology · Economic history · Framing (construction · Geography · Irish · Mainstream · Media studies · Political science · Sociology · Dutch Social and Cultural Studies · Gender Studies · History · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Urban Planning and Governance
| Highly cited | No |
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