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- Title
Resisting Removal: The Impact of Community Mobilization in Rio de Janeiro.
- Authors
Donaghy, Maureen
- Abstract
ABSTRACT The experiences of communities in Rio de Janeiro under threat of removal through gentrification or mega-event construction present an opportunity to review the process and impact of urban community mobilization. This article assesses the determinants of community strategies, the challenges to implementation, and the impact of mobilization on outcomes for such communities. It reviews the case of Vila Autódromo, detailing the dynamic influence of both rational expectations and the 'right to the city' ideology in developing resistance strategies and providing evidence to confirm the importance of social capital and civic capacity for community efficacy. The analysis updates theorizing beyond the politics of clientelism and contributes to understanding how the urban regime approach may apply to the Latin American context, while demonstrating the continued relevance of the political opportunity structure for determining policy outcomes.
- Subjects
MASS mobilization; COMMUNITIES; FAVELAS; FORCED migration -- Social aspects; BRAZILIAN politics &; government; ROUSSEFF, Dilma, 1947-; GOVERNMENT accountability; URBAN growth; POLITICAL attitudes
- Publication
Latin American Politics & Society, 2015, Vol 57, Issue 4, p74
- ISSN
1531-426X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1548-2456.2015.00288.x