In this paper I argue that cities in the global South constitute a distinctive 'type'of human
settlement. I begin by critiquing Brenner and Schmid's concept of planetary urbanization …

This article interrogates the concepts in this journal's title and, drawing on the strategic-
relational approach in social theory, explores their interconnections. This conceptual re …

This article draws on original empirical research in Accra, Ghana to explore the particular
dynamics that contemporary processes of class‐based dispossession assume at the urban …

Slum tourism has become a growing topic in the tourism literature, particularly in relation to
the Global South. Simultaneously, a significant body of literature has emerged addressing …

This book challenges the conventional (modernist-inspired) understanding of urbanization
as a universal process tied to the ideal-typical model of the modern metropolis with its …

This paper offers an interpretive framework linking polycentric urban expansion in
emerging/frontier economies to the global extension of infrastructure networks. Drawing from …

This article draws on Asef Bayat's theory of “quiet encroachment” to analyse the political
agency of street hawkers and squatters in Accra, Ghana. It demonstrates how squatters and …

each other, mobilising social and material infrastructures to sustain flexible spatial practices.
Their ability to adjust is differentiated, however, and their subjectivities cannot be read from …

This paper reviews recent research on mega‐urbanization, showing that it is an increasingly
common form of urban growth. This includes research on the spatial expansion of cities …

Progress in analysing the instrumental view of governance as an engine for growth, poverty
reduction, and inclusive development has been held back by the difficulty in framing …