Sociological studies sensitive to the issue of place are rarely labeled thus, and at the same
time there are far too many of them to fit in this review. It may be a good thing that this …

People of color or mixed race account for more than half of all people experiencing
homelessness, despite comprising less than a quarter of the total population in the United …

Using rich and detailed data, this groundbreaking book explains why homelessness has
become a crisis in America and reveals the structural conditions that underlie it. In …

The Jamaican writer and cultural theorist Sylvia Wynter is best known for her diverse writings
that pull together insights from theories in history, literature, science, and black studies, to …

Planning theory and practice has become more conscious in recent times of the need to
cater for a diverse range of needs and preferences. But there has been less clarity about …

In 1996, the Los Angeles Bus Riders Union, a grassroots advocacy organization, won a
historic legal victory against the city's Metropolitan Transit Authority. The resulting consent …

In 1981, Toronto activist Mel Starkman wrote:"" An important new movement is swee**
through the western world.... The'mad,'the oppressed, the ex-inmates of society's asylums …

Economic restructuring and welfare reform are driving new forms of urban poverty in the
global north. Shadow care infrastructures is a new frame for conceptualising the complex …

In the wake of recent terrorist attacks, efforts to secure the American city have life-or-death
implications. Yet demands for heightened surveillance and security throw into sharp relief …

City Life from Jakarta to Dakar focuses on the politics incumbent to this process–an"
anticipatory politics"–that encompasses a wide range of practices, calculations and …