Citation

Pavoni A, Tulumello S. Prog. Hum. Geogr. 2020; 44(1): 49-76.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0309132518810432

PMID

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Abstract

Considering the absence of an agreed definition of urban violence, this article suggests that exploring the violence-security nexus in the context of planetary urbanisation provides some necessary steps for theorisation. Moving from the analytical toward the conceptual, we offer three conceptual shifts, intended as steps toward a theory of urban violence: first, from violence in the city to violence in/of/through an age of planetary urbanisation; second, beyond the dichotomous thinking about the violence-security nexus; third, from manifestations of violence in the city to the 'threshold' (of visibility) beyond which a city is understood, and depicted, as violent.

Language: en

Keywords

atmosphere; critical urban theory; fear; manifestations of violence; public safety; urban security; urbanisation