Everyday lived experience and ‘carescape’ of women street vendors
Spatial Justice in Al-Hisba Marketplace, Ramallah/Al-Bireh, Palestine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8945618 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sahera Bleibleh (0000-0002-8526-4915, United Arab Emirates University, corresponding author), Shaden Awad (0000-0002-9590-6571, Birzeit University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 153 |
| Pages | 104014-104014 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geoforum (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7185 • E-ISSN: 1872-9398 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.geoforum.2024.104014 |
| OpenAlex | W4399205211 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 15 |
The city’s local markets are essential for daily shopping and nurture traditions, spatial practices, and heritage. This study investigates the everyday lived experiences of Palestinian women street vendors operating in the Al-Hisba marketplace, located in the center of Ramallah/Al-Bireh. It investigates the challenges they encountered in the evolving Al-Hisba, against the backdrop of male dominance and the impediments imposed by the Israeli occupation. Within this context, they struggle to survive and to cope with transformative shifts in marketing trends. These challenges offer glimpses of resilience and opportunities to adapt to emerging informalities, the essential practices of spatial making-do, and a growing network of “carescape.” Employing a qualitative approach and actor-network theory, this study draws on the narratives of women street vendors to unravel their tactics of resilience, the dynamics of their carescape network, and the adaptive practices they employ to sustain their presence in Al-Hisba. The findings illuminate the negotiated spatial opportunities of adaptation in the face of uncertainties within Al-Hisba marketplace. This study also contributes to the realm of cultural studies and human behavior, offering insights that inform urban epistemologies. It underscores the importance of local markets in anchoring cities to principles of spatial equity and sense of place
Ancient history · Economic Justice · Lived experience · Media studies · Palestine · Political science · Sociology · Gender Studies · History · Law · Middle East Politics and Society · Psychology · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Urban Planning and Governance
Actor-Network Theory
Palestinian Working Women in Israel
The ‘right to have rights’
Counter-Spaces as Resistance in Conflict Zones
Women With Disabilities in Lebanon
The emergence of Al-Manarah Square as a new centre for the twin cities of Ramallah and Al-Bireh
Liberating voices
Decoding urban development dynamics through actor-network methodological approach
Landscapes of care
Recognising the Time-Space Dimensions of Care
The misogynist representation of women in Palestinian oral tradition
Care in place
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |