Ethno-gentrification · For the Benefit of All? Re-evaluation of Intersectionality in Gentrification Processes
Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
- Duration
- 2022-01-01 → 2025-11-07
- EU contribution
- €269,998
- Participants
- 2
- Scheme
- MSCA-IF
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Results in brief
For the Benefit of All? Re-evaluation of Intersectionality in Gentrification Processes
Current Urban Studies research often links ethnic or racial marginalization with class-based marginalization caused by gentrification. In other words, gentrification processes not only lead to demographic and economic changes in urban neighborhoods but also maintain or exacerbate the marginalization and deprivation of certain ethnic or racial groups, in addition to economically disadvantaged groups. However, this literature overlooks the more complex relationship between class and ethnicity, particularly in cases where middle-class ethnic groups lead/פשראןבןפשאק gentrification. Understanding gentrification led by middle-class ethnic groups is crucial because it significantly impacts inter-ethnic relations and different social strata within the ethnic community itself. This research offers a deeper insight into these processes and can help urban policy address the tensions within ethnic communities due to class differences and the displacement of lower-income residents. The overall objectives are to map ethnic/racial-led gentrification in US cities, investigate the relations between class and ethnic affiliations in ethnic-led gentrification, and analyze patterns of resistance and promotion within ethnic-led gentrification. The project will employ a qualitative, in-depth case study approach, utilizing various qualitative methods, including thematic analysis.
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Project objective
The dominant stream of Urban Studies research links ethnic or racial marginalization and class-based marginalization resulting out of gentrification processes. But in doing so, it overlooks a more complex relationship between class and ethnicity and cases in which gentrification is led by middle-class ethnic groups. In particular, there is limited research into the conditions within which class affiliation and interests may overcome considerations of ethnicity. Thus, there are even fewer studies focusing on the consequences of such processes for inter- and intra-ethnic relations. The current study takes the critical stance that without a more precise and intersectional lens, research may fail to acknowledge the potential benefits of gentrification for middle-class ethnic groups. Moreover, efforts to tackle the inequalities experienced by minority residents of gentrifying neighborhoods are themselves likely to perpetuate systems of inequalities towards working-class ethnic populations. To address this research gap, the aims of the proposed project are: (1) To map, describe, and categorize ethnic/racial-led gentrification in US cities;(2) To explore the relationship between class and ethnic affiliations in the case of ethnic-led gentrification; and (3) To examine and theorize patterns of resistance and promotion in relation to ethnic-led gentrification. The research project will employ a qualitative in-depth case study approach, encompassing a preliminary review of existing literature of ethnic/racial-led gentrification in US cities. The research will take the form of an in-depth analysis of Barrio Logan, a Latinx neighborhood in San Diego currently experiencing ethnic-led gentrification. The case study will be directed by various qualitative methods. Data analysis will include a thematic analysis. The study has an innovative contribution to re-evaluating the intersectionality of ethnicity and class in a way that will enrich the current scientific knowledge.
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Participants
- THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM · JerusalemCoordinatorIsrael
- THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA · OaklandUnited States
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