I would like to thank Neil Brenner, Walter Nicholls, Bahar Sakizlioglu, Loïc Wacquant and the IJURR referees for their comments on earlier drafts of this article.
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Article
Integration and Control: The Governing of Urban Marginality in Western Europe
Article first published online: 1 SEP 2013
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.12069
© 2013 Urban Research Publications Limited
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research
Volume 38, Issue 4, pages 1418–1436, July 2014
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How to Cite
Uitermark, J. (2014), Integration and Control: The Governing of Urban Marginality in Western Europe. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 38: 1418–1436. doi: 10.1111/1468-2427.12069
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- Issue published online: 11 JUN 2014
- Article first published online: 1 SEP 2013
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Keywords:
- urban governance;
- advanced marginality;
- governmentality;
- segregation;
- European cities
Abstract
Drawing on the figurational sociology of Norbert Elias and the Foucauldian governmentality approach, this article outlines the political rationalities and governmental technologies pertaining to the territorial governance of urban marginality in Western Europe. Whereas many authors have suggested that segregation is key to the governing of urban marginality in the USA and perhaps the post-industrial city generally, I suggest that, at least in Western Europe, marginality is governed through integration. The argument is illustrated with examples from the UK, the Netherlands and Belgium.
