“I Will Obey Whatever Orders Will Be Given to Me …”
A Critical Discourse Analysis of an Affidavit from a Slum Upgradation and Rehabilitation Project in Islamabad, Pakistan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17820136 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arslan Waheed (0000-0001-5300-2251, University of Bonn, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 187-187 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/socsci10060187 |
| OpenAlex | W3164539019 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 30 |
Instead of criminalizing slums, the global discourse on slums and urban poor is changing towards integration, rehabilitation, and internationalizing cities. As pleasant as it may look, it is important to critically reflect and evaluate the policies of upgradation and rehabilitation, especially in the global south. Is the change from criminalization to rehabilitation and integration true to its spirit or is it just another policy gimmick? This article uses critical discourse analysis to analyze an affidavit produced in an official report on the upgradation and rehabilitation of katchi abadis (slums) in Islamabad. The report describes the affidavit as the most important part of the process through which the urban poor become eligible for applying to the intended benefits of the development interventions, that is, the legalization of their housing. The affidavit is to be reproduced by the urban poor on a notarized stamped paper to be attested to by a magistrate of the first class (a Civil Judge). The discursive analysis of the affidavit shows that the text attempts to naturalize inequalities, criminalization, and essentialization of the urban poor. Further, having constructed their deviant status, the text shows that the urban poor must surrender some of their rights to access their right to housing in Islamabad
Criminalization · Economic growth · Economics · Legalization · Magistrate · Political science · Population · Slum · Sociology · Surrender · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Psychology · Public Administration · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Rehabilitation
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |