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Rum, mennesker og relationer i en blandet bydel i Malmø, Sverige

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ID7340464
AuthorsT G Jensen (0000-0001-8968-9569, Malmö University), Erica Righard (0000-0002-2296-7672, Malmö University)
Year2023
Volume33
Issue3-4
Pages295-311
Publication date2023-02-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNorsk antropologisk tidsskrift (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0802-7285 • E-ISSN: 1504-2898
PublisherScandinavian University Press (PUBLISHER • NO)
DOI10.18261/nat.33.3-4.8
OpenAlexW4319985154
LanguageEN
References cited20

The neighbourhood of Sofielund in Malm. is marked by diversity in terms of its population and its varying architecture and types of housing. It is also marked by social divisions, including poverty, housing exploitations and criminality. Over time, a large number of interventions have been implemented to better the situation. The interventions are, among other things, inspired by the Business Improvement District (BID) model and include efforts to enhance social cohesion through a strategy of “opening up Sofielund” through creating “meeting-places.” The article provides an analysis of the lived experiences of residents in Sofielund, and shows how policy efforts on “social cohesion” and the creation of meeting-places are perceived by residents. The presentation argues that while meeting-places aim to even out tensions and strengthen social cohesion, they may also reproduce existent power relations and increase tensions. Consequently, the article shows that strategies of opening up places can have the unintended consequences of closing down for buildings, people, and social relations. The article focuses on how inequality and exclusion unfold in inclusive spaces, and entail different forms of polarisation based on “us” and “them

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