渴望不拘小节的奇怪之处

IF 8.2 1区社会学 Q1 GEOGRAPHY

Dialogues in Human Geography Pub Date : 2023-07-27 DOI:10.1177/20438206231191737

P. Cobbinah

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摘要

非正式性已成为城市可持续性的核心，也是现代城市研究和人文地理学中最具争议性的话题之一。芬恩的分析旨在为这场辩论带来批判性的地缘历史殖民研究，并且仍然是一个重要的贡献。在这篇文章中，我的主要论点——扩展了芬恩的工作——是，非正式性在其当前的概念中并没有完全理解非洲的殖民和新殖民结构，也没有足够深入地认识到非正式性的不可或缺性，并改变现有的观念和不平等模式。我反思了非正式作为非洲城市文化的体现，并主张其支持实现可持续成果。

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The oddity of desiring informality

Informality has become central to urban sustainability and one of the most polemically debated topics in modern urban studies and human geography. Finn's analysis intends to bring critical geo-historical colonial research to this debate and remains an important contribution. In this essay, my main argument – which expands on Finn's work – is that informality in its current conception does not comprehend fully the colonial and neocolonial structures in Africa and fails to engage deeply enough to recognize informality's indispensability and alter existing notions and patterns of inequalities. I reflect on the embodiment of informality as Africa's urban culture and argue for its support to deliver sustainable outcomes.

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Dialogues in Human Geography GEOGRAPHY-

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期刊介绍： Dialogues in Human Geography aims to foster open and critical debate on the philosophical, methodological, and pedagogical underpinnings of geographic thought and practice. The journal publishes articles, accompanied by responses, that critique current thinking and practice while charting future directions for geographic thought, empirical research, and pedagogy. Dialogues is theoretically oriented, forward-looking, and seeks to publish original and innovative work that expands the boundaries of geographical theory, practice, and pedagogy through a unique format of open peer commentary. This format encourages engaged dialogue. The journal's scope encompasses the broader agenda of human geography within the context of social sciences, humanities, and environmental sciences, as well as specific ideas, debates, and practices within disciplinary subfields. It is relevant and useful to those interested in all aspects of the discipline.