Publication
2009
This working paper examines how residents in a periurban area seek to position themselves at appropriate distances to important but potentially dangerous others. It is argued that house-building constitutes a potent medium for proportioning viable distances so that reciprocal exchanges can be realized without being harmed by presumed greedy and envious others. In particular, the paper explores how house-builders imitate urban norms which state and municipality claim to be using but which they are incapable of implementing.
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Author | Morten Nielsen |
Series | DIIS Working Papers |
Issue | 33 |
Publisher | Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) |
Copyright | © 2009 Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) |