“Space, Scene and Stake of Conflictual Mobilisation. Illustrations around Pedra do Sal, Rio de Janeiro”, presentation by Nicolas Bautès at the Conference “Conflicts over Place, Places of Conflict. Spaces of Contestation”, Cherpa, Aix en Provence, 29 January 2015.
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“Northern Mafias: the territorial spread of organised crime in Italy”, by F.Maccaglia
Review of Rocco Sciarrone (ed.), Mafie del Nord. Strategie criminali e contesti locali, Rome, Donzelli, 2014, by Fabrizio Maccaglia in Metropolitics.eu
The presence of Mafia organisations outside the Mezzogiorno, long downplayed by the Italian public authorities, has become more visible in recent years. A collective work sheds light on the spread of Mafia activity in Italy, and in particular the mechanisms used to infiltrate local economic and political fabrics.
Article available here
Monday, October 20th: The Other Side of Cities 3: Occupying and Resisting
Projection of Qian men qian. A Disappearance Foretold (Dans les décombres), directed by O. Meys at 6.30pm and Villa El Salvador. Les bâtisseurs du désert directed by M. Paugam and J-M. Rodrigo at 8.30pm, followed by a debate moderated by S.Jacquot and A.Sierra, with Agnès Deboulet, Matthieu Giroud and Marina Paugam.
More information here.
International Festival of Geography of Saint-Dié 2014 : Alexis Sierra : Inhabiting the territories of uncertainty
Alexis Sierra gave two conferences at the International Festival of Geography of Saint Dié (France) which developed the problems of inhabiting territories of uncertainty.
The first conference, on October 3rd, dealt with inhabiting remote areas within the agglomeration of Lima. It showed how the indetermination of administrative boundaries within the city is conducive of the emergence of conflicts between the different municipalities. In the meantime, the people living there use them as an opportunity, with different strategies to circumvent the rules.
The October 5th conference focused on dwelling in risk zones. It showed how risk constructs forms of domination that leads to the stigmatization of some dwelling modes, against which the inhabitants develop resistance. In the meantime, they develop useful resources for the management of possible crises. Those lecture were an opportunity to present the Inverses research program, which co-financed those lectures.
October 16th to 21st: “The Other Side of Cities” Film Festival – La Clef Theater (Paris)
The Festival « The Other Side of Cities » is organized at La Clef Theater in Paris, from October 16th to 21st.
This Film festival proposes 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 shows how cities are constructed by hidden moves and movements that structure the city organisation on a daily basis. Across different continents, this festival shows intrigues, arrangements, manoeuvres and resistance in an urban context. Presenting fictions and documentaries, the festival offers a broad reflection on the role of power, alliance and conflict in hidden, not always visible, urban arenas. To develop the understanding of such facts, the evening projections are followed by debates with the audience, moderated by researchers from the Inverses Research Program, altogether with academics and film makers.
Four main themes structure this edition: the relationships between business and political circles (the role of collusion in urban projects); the importance of the law and how it is often bypassed (through public corruption, lobbying, clientelism or patronage); the resistance of the inhabitants in diverse evolving urban contexts (evictions, urban renovation); the control of the city on a day-to-day basis (as seen by the practices of the police).
Program available here
Festival Poster available here
General Information:
Address: Cinéma La Clef – 34, rue Daubenton – 75005 PARIS
M° Censier-Daubenton (line 7)
Bus 47, Censier-Daubenton stop / Bus 89, Buffon-La Mosquée stop
Ticket prices:
Full: 6,50 €
Student: 3 €
Pass 4 films : 20 €
UGC and Gaumont cards are not accepted.
June 18th 2014 – Seminar « Territories and Informality in Cities » – C. Marie Dit Chirot
Next meeting of the seminar « Territories and informalities in Cities » : Clément MARIE DIT CHIROT (ESO et université de Caen): “La Ville négociée. Valorisation touristique et conflits pour l’espace à Playa del Carmen (Mexique)“.
Wednesday, June 18th, 14h to 16h
Building Olympe de Gouges, room 209 (2nd floor)
The intervention will make reference to:
– Combes H. (2011), “Donde estamos con el estudio del clientelismo?“, Desacatos. Revista de Antropologia social, n°36, pp. 13-32.
– Hibou B. (2011), Anatomie politique de la domination, La Découverte, Introduction et 1ère partie sur le clientélisme.
– Marie dit Chirot C. (2012), “La ville négociée. Flux et reflux dans une mobilisation locale pour l’accès au logement à Playa del Carmen, Mexique“, Géocarrefour, Vol.87/1, pp. 37-46
May 21-22, 2014 – Seminar “Urban Spaces and Political Informality in Brazil”
Location : Salle Le Goff, 15 rue Soufflot, 75005 Paris (heSam University)
Registration required before May 05th : marie.morelle@univ-paris1.fr or nicolas.bautes@unicaen.fr
