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- Title
Europeanization and socio-spatial polarization in Brussels.
- Authors
van Criekingen, Mathiew
- Abstract
The Europeanization of Brussels--that is, the clustering of major EU institutions and a vast array of EU-related transnational protagonists in the city over the second half of the twentieth century--has thoroughly transformed the role of the city in global terms. At the same time, it has triggered significant change in the urban environment. This paper analyzes the interaction of the Europeanization process with existing socio-spatial and political configurations in the city. It shows how Europeanization makes a significant contribution to the increasing socio-spatial polarization in Brussels, notably through labor market restructuring and office and housing market dynamics. This outcome is linked to a lack of strategic and democratically negotiated forms of governance of the EU and of the transnational presence in Brussels.
- Subjects
BRUSSELS (Belgium); BELGIUM; EUROPEANS; CITIES &; towns; LABOR market; HOUSING market; HOUSING development; TRANSNATIONALISM; CULTURE; EUROPEAN Union
- Publication
HAGAR: Studies in Culture, Polity & Identities, 2007, Vol 7, Issue 1, p79
- ISSN
1565-3323
- Publication type
Article