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SCORING HIGH, PAYING UP, GATING IN: Middle-class Formation and Asset Inequalities under Digital Capitalism in South Africa 高分、付费、进入：南非数字资本主义下中产阶级的形成和资产不平等

IF 1.9 2区经济学

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Pub Date : 2026-03-10 Epub Date: 2025-07-09 DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.70004

Julien Migozzi

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‘FROM GHETTO TO HABITUS FACTORY’ ROMA CAMPS IN ITALY: An Empirical Extension of Loïc Wacquant's Theorization “从犹太人聚居区到居住工厂”意大利罗姆人营地：Loïc瓦昆特理论化的经验延伸

IF 1.9 2区经济学

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Pub Date : 2026-03-10 Epub Date: 2025-07-21 DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.70009

Vincenzo Romania, Tommaso Bertazzo

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PLOTTING NEW MIDDLE-CLASS ASPIRATIONS: ‘Outlaw’ Builders of Market-rate Affordable Homes in Chennai's Agrarian Urban Frontier 策划新的中产阶级抱负：金奈农业城市前沿市场价格可负担房屋的“不法”建筑商

IF 1.9 2区经济学

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Pub Date : 2026-03-10 Epub Date: 2025-09-15 DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.70014

Ramya Ramanath, K.P. Manikandan

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CLASS, PROPERTY RIGHTS AND CITIZENSHIP: Affluent Informal Settlements and the Cultural Production of Property in Delhi 阶级、产权和公民身份：德里富裕的非正式定居点和财产的文化生产

IF 1.9 2区经济学

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Pub Date : 2026-03-10 Epub Date: 2025-08-20 DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.70002

Vivek Mishra

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STATE-LED RURALIZATION AND ITS URBAN ENTANGLEMENTS: Agribusiness Land Transfers in Rural China 国家主导的农村化及其城市纠葛：中国农村农业企业土地流转

IF 1.9 2区经济学

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Pub Date : 2026-03-10 Epub Date: 2025-07-21 DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.70008

Ettore Santi

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NEGOTIATING URBAN FORMALITIES: The Social Regulation of Construction in Douala, Cameroon 协商城市手续：喀麦隆杜阿拉建设的社会规范

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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Pub Date : 2026-03-10 Epub Date: 2025-06-25 DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.13367

Ludovic Bakebek

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RIGHT TO THE CAMPSITE: How Dutch Caravan Dwellers Continue their Struggle for Inclusion 营地的权利：荷兰大篷车居民如何继续为融入社会而斗争

IF 1.9 2区经济学

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Pub Date : 2026-03-10 Epub Date: 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.70020

Dominic Teodorescu

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THE COMMODIFICATION GAP AND THE CONTRADICTORY DYNAMICS OF CULTURAL MONOPOLY RENT: Insights from Kyoto, Japan 商品化差距与文化垄断租金的矛盾动态：来自日本京都的洞察

IF 1.9 2区经济学

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Pub Date : 2026-03-10 Epub Date: 2025-07-08 DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.13368

Matthew B. Anderson

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THE ILLUSION OF FLEXIBILITY: Housing Aspirations Across Generations in Brazil's Formal Market 灵活性的幻觉：巴西正规市场中几代人对住房的渴望

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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Pub Date : 2026-03-10 Epub Date: 2025-07-16 DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.70007

Rafael Kalinoski, Mario Prokopiuk

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SUBSTITUTING FOR THE STATE: The Sovereignty Impacts of Diverse Citizens’ Off-grid Infrastructure Strategies in South Africa 替代国家：南非不同公民的离网基础设施战略对主权的影响

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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Pub Date : 2026-03-10 Epub Date: 2025-07-16 DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.70001

Fiona Anciano, Charlotte Lemanski, Christina Culwick Fatti, Margot Rubin

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