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. Cover......Page 1 Half Title......Page 2 Series Information......Page 3 Title Page......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 Dedication......Page 6 Table of Contents......Page 8 List of illustrations......Page 10 Foreword......Page 11 Notes......Page 13 Acknowledgments......Page 14 Introduction: Inside segregation......Page 18 Segregated and stigmatized “Gypsy urban areas” (GUAs)......Page 19 Segregation as a dynamic process......Page 22 Race, colonialism and (European) cities......Page 24 Race, neoliberalism and urban governance......Page 30 Structure of the research and the book......Page 32 Note on names......Page 35 Notes......Page 36 Chapter 1 Nodes......Page 37 Colony: segregation rationales......Page 39 Rabat, 1913–1930......Page 41 New Delhi, 1911–1931......Page 43 Addis Ababa, 1936–1941......Page 44 Metropole: from sedentarization to segregation......Page 46 Late nineteenth century......Page 47 From the early twentieth century to 1945......Page 50 1945–1970s......Page 53 The 1970s and onward......Page 57 Conclusion: toward an ethnography of nodes......Page 60 Notes......Page 62 Chapter 2 Displacement......Page 65 Displacing the hygiene threat......Page 66 The making of an urban condom......Page 68 Racist order, racial icons......Page 73 Conclusion: evicted from diversity......Page 80 Notes......Page 83 Chapter 3 Omission......Page 85 Governing an “ethnic bomb”......Page 87 “Racism is not the problem”......Page 92 Conclusion: racism and neoliberal doxa......Page 98 Notes......Page 100 Chapter 4 Containment......Page 101 Colonial genesis......Page 103 Containing the outlandish......Page 104 Florence......Page 109 Montreuil......Page 113 Conclusion: a spatio-racial political technology......Page 118 Notes......Page 120 Chapter 5 Cohesion......Page 124 Background......Page 125 Segregating cohesion......Page 130 Conclusion: racially structured cohesion......Page 134 Notes......Page 138 Chapter 6 Correspondences......Page 141 Assembling nodes......Page 143 Colonial past, neoliberal present: depoliticization and racelessness......Page 151 Conclusion: defining racial cities......Page 156 Notes......Page 158 Chapter 7 Conclusion: Beyond segregation?......Page 159 For the European city yet to come......Page 163 Urban research and practice......Page 166 Archives......Page 170 Notes......Page 172 References......Page 173 Index......Page 187 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) Building on nearly a decade of ethnographic and historical research in Romania, Italy, France and the UK, Racial Cities goes beyond race-blind and conventional approaches to spatial segregation to uncover the multiple connections between the contemporary segregation of Romani people and European colonial urban governance. 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.