‘Marginalised formalisation’: an analysis of the in/formal binary through shifting policy and everyday experiences of ‘poor’ housing in South Africa

IF 1.5 4区 社会学 Q3 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
P. Meth
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Abstract

This paper contributes to global debates over the in/formal binary through an analysis of the South African state’s provision of formal housing to residents previously living informally or insecurely. Focusing on cases within the cities of eThekwini and Msunduzi, it uses a mix of empirical data from housing beneficiaries and government officials alongside an analysis of documents to examine the processes and experiences of housing formalisation. The paper makes two key contributions. The first is to argue for a stronger focus on the processes of dichotomisation of the in/formal binary. It illustrates the significance of a processual analysis by examining shifts in South African housing policy and residents’ expectations of housing gain, noting a situation of hyperbole, where informal housing is regarded as unacceptable, to one of waning, where policy statements acknowledge a greater role for informality. The second contribution is to direct analysis to the idea of formal housing and processes of formalisation, as these have arguably received less attention in wider debates. The paper proposes the concept of marginalised formalisation to articulate both the shortcomings experienced by residents living in formal housing and also the misrepresentation of housing policy and government rhetoric of the benefits of formalisation. Marginalised formalisation is contextualised within ongoing urban poverty which frames this reality.
“边缘化的正规化”:通过改变政策和南非“贫困”住房的日常经验,分析非正式/正式二元对立
本文通过分析南非国家为以前居住非正式或不安全的居民提供正式住房的情况,为全球关于非正式/正式二元对立的辩论做出了贡献。该报告以德班维尼和姆松杜兹两市的案例为重点,综合使用了住房受益人和政府官员的经验数据,并对文件进行了分析,以考察住房正规化的过程和经验。这篇论文做出了两个关键贡献。第一个是主张更加关注in/formal二进制的二分化过程。它通过审查南非住房政策和居民对住房收益的期望的变化说明了程序分析的重要性,指出了一种夸张的情况,即非正规住房被认为是不可接受的,到一种逐渐减弱的情况,即政策声明承认非正规住房的作用更大。第二个贡献是直接分析正式住房的概念和正规化的过程,因为这些在更广泛的辩论中可能受到的关注较少。本文提出了边缘化正规化的概念,以阐明居住在正式住房中的居民所经历的缺点,以及住房政策和政府对正规化好处的虚假陈述。边缘化的正规化是在持续的城市贫困背景下形成的,这构成了这一现实。
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2.80
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期刊介绍: International Development Planning Review’s editorial policy is to reflect international development planning policy and practice. This includes a focus on the physical, economic and social conditions of urban and rural populations. The journal explores current national and international policy agendas, achievements and strategies in this area, offering material of interest to its established academic and professional readership as well as to a broader critical audience.
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