Building Citizenship
The Struggle for Housing in Eastern Mexico City
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4499900 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Cortés (0000-0003-3735-8375, corresponding author), Luisa F Rodríguez Cortés |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 176-190 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Latin American Perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-582X • E-ISSN: 1552-678X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0094582x16682779 |
| OpenAlex | W2604404025 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 9 |
Urban social organizations have played a crucial role in the definition of political relations and the transformation of urban space. The practices established by a social organization working under conditions of poverty and vulnerability in the dispute over access to housing in eastern Mexico City produce an urban citizenship that is both weak and precarious, marked by tensions between autonomous practices and bargaining with state institutions, a rift between leaders and the grassroots, and targeted struggles that prevent the development of a shared sense of citizenship on a larger scale. Las organizaciones sociales urbanas han jugado un papel fundamental en la definición de las relaciones políticas y la transformación del espacio urbano. Las prácticas establecidas por una organización social que lucha bajo condiciones de pobreza y vulnerabilidad por el acceso a la vivienda en la zona oriente de la Ciudad de México produce una ciudadanía urbana frágil y precaria, caracterizada por conflictos entre las prácticas autónomas y las negociaciones con las instituciones estatales, una brecha entre los líderes y las bases populares, y por luchas específicas que impiden el desarrollo de un sentido compartido de ciudadanía en gran escala
Citizenship · Grassroots · Humanities · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Right to the city · Sociology · Law · Politics and Society in Latin America · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |