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Social Urbanism and the Politics of Violence

The Medellín Miracle

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Introduction: The Medellín Miracle

    • Kate Maclean
    Pages 1-9
  3. The Politics of Violence and Urbanism

    • Kate Maclean
    Pages 10-28
  4. The Miracle? Social Urbanism

    • Kate Maclean
    Pages 53-77
  5. Behind the Miracle

    • Kate Maclean
    Pages 78-97
  6. New Political Spaces

    • Kate Maclean
    Pages 98-120
  7. Conclusion

    • Kate Maclean
    Pages 121-124
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 125-147

About this book

Medellín, Colombia, used to be the most violent city on earth, but in recent years, allegedly thanks to its 'social urbanism' approach to regeneration, it has experienced a sharp decline in violence. The author explores the politics behind this decline and the complex transformations in terms of urban development policies in Medellín.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Birkbeck, University of London, UK

    Kate Maclean

About the author

Kate Maclean is Lecturer in Social Geography at Birkbeck, University of London, UK, and works on the politics of development and livelihoods. She has published on microfinance, informal economies, urban violence and urban planning in Latin America, in journals such as Antipode, Gender Place and Culture and Development and Change.

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