“Political Informality and the Production of Urban Space. How to conceive informality in the cities of the developed countries with urban theories originating from the Global South?”
Paper given at the conference “Champ libre? City and regional planning confronted with theoretical frames”
For those who were not able to attend all the debates of the Festival, the complete proceedings are now online.
The Festival « The Other Side of Cities » took place from October 16th to 21st, 2014 at La Clef Theater in Paris. It was part of one of the results of the Inverses program. It proposed a journey behind the scenes of cities, of how they are administered and how their residents intervene. From the point of view of both the inhabitants, their representatives and the governments, it showed how cities are constructed by hidden moves and movements that structure the city organisation on a daily basis. Across different continents, this festival showed intrigues, arrangements, manoeuvres and resistance in an urban context. Presenting fictions and documentaries, it offered a broad reflection on the role of power, alliance and conflict in hidden, not always visible, urban arenas.
We wish to thank Fabien Langeau for the transcripts and have a special thought for Matthieu Giroud who dramatically left us.
Proceedings (in French):
– « The Other Side of the City », October 16 2014, presented by Fabrizio Maccaglia and Jérôme Tadié.
– « Negotiating Laws and Rules », October 17 2014, presented by Sébastien Jacquot and Marie Morelle with Tommaso Vitale, Camille Dugrand and Arnaud Zajtman.
– « Occupying and Resisting », October 20 2014, presented by Nicolas Bautès, Sébastien Jacquot and Alexis Sierra with Agnès Deboulet, Matthieu Giroud and Jean-Michel Rodrigo.
– « Police Practices and the Criminal World », October 21 2014, presented by Nicolas Bautès and Jean Rivelois with Angelina Peralva and Laurent Gayer.
