The "Souths" of the "Wests". Southern critique and comparative housing studies in Southern Europe and USA

Southern urban critique has enriched our understanding of global uneven development, but often ended up constructing a dichotomous understanding of two apparently homogeneous fields: the Global North (or West) and South. This has been particularly evident in housing studies. In this article, I advoc...

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Published in:Housing studies 2022-07, Vol.37 (6), p.975-996
Main Author: Tulumello, Simone
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Comparative analysis
comparative housing
Economic crisis
Epistemology
gentrification
Global trends
Globalization
Housing
housing policy
housing systems
Neoliberalism
Postcolonial urban studies
Regional development
Regions
uneven and combined development
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Summary:Southern urban critique has enriched our understanding of global uneven development, but often ended up constructing a dichotomous understanding of two apparently homogeneous fields: the Global North (or West) and South. This has been particularly evident in housing studies. In this article, I advocate for a relational, multi-scalar and comparative approach to southern urban critique, capable of exposing quasi-colonial relations within the urban "West"; and apply it to the exploration of housing dynamics and systems in Southern Europe and Southern USA-two regions linked to their continental "cores" by historical patterns of uneven and combined development. Despite being characterized by different urban frameworks and housing systems, these regions have in common analogous patterns of globalization and neoliberalization, with similar impacts over housing, especially in the aftermaths of the global economic crisis. By discussing how global trends intersect with regional contexts, I aim to provide conceptual and epistemological instruments for deepening the analytical grasp and political relevance of southern (urban) critique.
ISSN:0267-3037
1466-1810
DOI:10.1080/02673037.2021.1966391