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Yazarlar: Tahire ERMAN

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Migrant neighborhoods,Neoliberal urbanism,Gentrification,Displacement,Social housing,Home ownership programs,Spatial clustering

Özet: This article aims to connect migration studies with urban studies. It discusses the outcomes of urban renewal projects and the privatization of social housing, both under the auspices of neoliberal policies, on the lives and spaces of immigrants. It relies on academic literature as well as personal observations and interviews, and presents examples from different cities in different countries to support its argument. The concepts that are developed in urban studies, such as neoliberal urbanism, urban renewal, gentrification and displacement, are helpful for migrant researchers who aim to understand the transformations in the lives of immigrants as the result of neoliberal policies. In addition, the privatization of social housing under the neoliberal ideology, which was one of the prime programs of the welfare state, and the attempt of turning social housing residents into home owners by providing credits with long maturities in the mortgage system are important to address in any migration study that aims to understand the lives and identities of immigrants, as well as their relationship with their neighborhoods and homes. The tentative conclusion of the article is that the neoliberal policies and practices that target urban spaces and social housing bring immigrants mostly disadvantages. In the case of home ownership, immigrants tend to take on new identities via their homes, as well as new relationship with their residential environments.

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