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Gendered Geographies of Gentrification

This study examines and compares the mutual reconstruction of space and gender in gentrifying neighborhoods in Amsterdam and Istanbul.It approaches gentrification and displacement as the social and spatial manifestation of the crisis of social reproduction as coined by Nancy Fraser. It focuses on the lived experiences of low-income women regarding gentrification and displacement and analyzes the material as well affective aspects of social reproductive work required to survive in gentrifying neighborhoods. The research uses a comparative qualitative methodology and combines different data collection methods (in-depth interviews, document analysis, participant observations). The overall aim of this research is to shed comparative light on the mutual reconstruction of space and gender in gentrifying areas. To realize this aim, the study has two research objectives:1) To develop a comprehensive framework to analyze the reconstruction of space and gender in gentrifying neighborhoods; 2) To analyze and compare gendered geographies of gentrification to shed light on contextually dependent as well as universal elements of gender constitution and gentrification. This study engages with both the theory and practice of gentrification. It contributes not only to gentrification literature with its comparative and feminist approach but also to the feminist political project to contest gendered inequalities involved in gentrification.

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