Deep Democracy: Urban Governmentality and the Horizon of Politics

A shared political view drew together three urban activist organizations -- the Society for the Protection of Area Resource Centers, the National Slum Dwellers' Federation, & Mahila Milah. The three partners formed the Alliance in 1987 & have since worked in the city of Mumbai (Bombay),...

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Published in:Public culture 2002, Vol.14 (1), p.21-47
Main Author: Appadurai, Arjun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activism
Anthropology
Cultural Studies
Democratization
India
Living Conditions
Neoliberalism
Post-Cold War
Regime transition
Social Movements
Sociology
Urban Areas
Urban Poverty
Warfare
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Summary:A shared political view drew together three urban activist organizations -- the Society for the Protection of Area Resource Centers, the National Slum Dwellers' Federation, & Mahila Milah. The three partners formed the Alliance in 1987 & have since worked in the city of Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra, India, to secure improved living conditions for slum dwellers. The Alliance merges local activism with global networking & has succeeded in involving donor institutions & activist organizations in 14 other countries. The Alliance also works to bring the urban poor from a variety of different countries together in an effort to share their own knowledge of poverty. The vision that underlies the Alliance & its partners represents a "politics of patience," signifying both a new imaginary & a new political movement. 15 References. K. Larsen
ISSN:0899-2363
1527-8018
DOI:10.1215/08992363-14-1-21