Racial Cities: Governance and the Segregation of Romani People in Urban Europe (Routledge Advances in Sociology)

Going beyond race-blind approaches to spatial segregation in Europe, Racial Cities argues that race is the logic through which stigmatized and segregated "Gypsy urban areas" have emerged and persisted after World War II. Building on nearly a decade of ethnographic and historical research in Romania, Italy, France and the UK, Giovanni Picker casts a series of case studies into the historical framework of circulations and borrowings between colony and metropole since the late nineteenth century. By focusing on socio-economic transformations and social dynamics in contemporary Cluj-Napoca, Pescara, Montreuil, Florence and Salford, Picker detects four local segregating mechanisms, and comparatively investigates resemblances between each of them and segregation in French Rabat, Italian Addis Ababa, and British New Delhi. These multiple global associations across space and time serve as an empirical basis for establishing a solid bridge between race critical theories and urban studies. Racial Cities is the first comprehensive analysis of the segregation of Romani people in Europe, providing a fine-tuned and in-depth explanation of this phenomenon. While inequalities increase globally and poverty is ever more concentrated, this book is a key contribution to debates and actions addressing social marginality, inequalities, racist exclusions, and governance. Thanks to its dense yet thoroughly accessible narration, the book will appeal to scholars, undergraduate and postgraduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and equally to activists and policy makers, who are interested in areas including: Race and Racism, Urban Studies, Governance, Inequalities, Colonialism and Postcolonialism, and European Studies. Going Beyond Race-blind Approaches To Spatial Segregation In Europe, Racial Cities Argues That Race Is The Logic Through Which Stigmatized And Segregated Gypsy Urban Areas Have Emerged And Persisted In Post-wwii Europe. Building On Nearly A Decade Of Ethnographic And Historical Research In Romania, Italy, France And The Uk, Giovanni Picker Casts A Series Of Case Studies Into The Historical Framework Of Circulations And Borrowings Between Colony And Metropole Since The Late 19th Century. By Focusing On Socio-economic Transformations And Social Dynamics In Contemporary Cluj-napoca, Pescara, Montreuil, Florence And Salford, Picker Detects Four Local Segregating Mechanisms, And Comparatively Investigates Resemblances Between Each Of Them And Segregation In French Rabat, Italian Addis Ababa, And British New Delhi. These Multiple Global Associations Across Space And Time Serve As An Empirical Basis For Establishing A Solid Bridge Between Critical Race Theory And Urban Studies. Racial Cities Is The First Comprehensive Analysis Of The Segregation Of Romani People In Europe, Providing A Fine-tuned And In-depth Explanation Of This Phenomenon. While Inequalities Increase Globally And Poverty Is Ever More Concentrated, This Book Is A Key Contribution To Debates And Actions Addressing Social Marginality, Inequalities, Racist Exclusions, And Governance. Introduction: Inside Segregation -- Nodes -- Displacement -- Omission -- Containment -- Cohesion -- Correspondences -- Conclusion: Beyond Segregation? Giovanni Picker. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 156-169) And Index. "Going beyond race-blind approaches to spatial segregation in Europe, Racial cities argues that race is the logic through which stigmatized and segregated "Gypsy urban areas" have emerged and persisted in post-WWII Europe. Building on nearly a decade of ethnographic and historical research in Romania, Italy, France and the UK, Giovanni Picker casts a series of case studies into the historical framework of circulations and borrowings between colony and metropole since the late 19th century. By focusing on socio-economic transformations and social dynamics in contemporary Cluj-Napoca, Pescara, Montreuil, Florence and Salford, Picker detects four local segregating mechanisms, and comparatively investigates resemblances between each of them and segregation in French Rabat, Italian Addis Ababa, and British New Delhi. These multiple global associations across space and time serve as an empirical basis for establishing a solid bridge between Critical Race Theory and Urban Studies. Racial cities is the first comprehensive analysis of the segregation of Romani people in Europe, providing a fine-tuned and in-depth explanation of this phenomenon. While inequalities increase globally and poverty is ever more concentrated, this book is a key contribution to debates and actions addressing social marginality, inequalities, racist exclusions, and governance." (Source : 4e de couverture) Foreword by Éric Fassin Acknowledgments Introduction: Inside segregation 1. Nodes Colony: segregation rationales Metropole: from sedentarization to segregation Conclusion: toward an ethnography of nodes 2. Displacement Displacing the hygiene threat Racist order, racial icons Conclusion: evicted from diversity 3. Omission Governing an "ethnic bomb" "Racism is not a problem" Conclusion: racism and neoliberal doxa 4. Containment Colonial genesis Containing the outlandish Conclusion: a spatio- racial political technology 5. Cohesion Background Segregating cohesion Conclusion: racially structured cohesion 6. Correspondences Assembling nodes Colonial past, neoliberal present: depoliticization and racelessness Conclusion: defining racial cities 7. Conclusion: Beyond segregation? For the European city yet to come Urban research and practice Archives References Index Going beyond race-blind and conventional approaches to spatial segregation, Racial Cities uncovers the multiple connections between the contemporary segregation of Romani people and European colonial urban governance.