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Between chaos and control - an analysis of two spaces of refugees' arrival organized by local volunteers in Vienna and Brussels
Rivka Lisa Saltiel
Art der Arbeit
Masterarbeit
Universität
Universität Wien
Fakultät
Fakultät für Geowissenschaften, Geographie und Astronomie
Studiumsbezeichnung bzw. Universitätlehrgang (ULG)
Masterstudium DDP Urban Studies
Betreuer*in
Eva Swyngedouw
DOI
10.25365/thesis.51784
URN
urn:nbn:at:at-ubw:1-20549.76901.506270-2
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Abstracts
Abstract
(Deutsch)
In summer 2015, central urban spaces were transformed upon the arrival of thousands of refugees in
European cities. The presence of that many refugees led in many cases to an overstrain of the
governmental infrastructure and to moments of interruption where locals felt the need to step in, fill
the gaps and started organizing the welcome of the refugees. New civil society organizations emerged
spontaneously, organizing space, mobilizing volunteers, cooperating with established NGOs and
negotiating with city and state authorities. The involvement of a large number of people at a space
pursuing distinct intentions and ideas of how and by whom the space should be organized cultivates a
ground of conflict amongst different actors at various levels. These conflicts are power struggles over
space and the ordering of it. Consequently, they bear a great potential for the ‘political’ in the sense
of Jacques Rancière, as a mode of interruption and moments when an order is challenged.
This thesis elaborates on two spaces of arrival in August/September 2015: the Park Maximilian in
Brussels with the emerged Plateforme citoyenne de soutien aux réfugiés Bruxelles Parc Maximilien and
the Central Train Station in Vienna with its organization Train of Hope. Through semi-structured
interviews struggles and conflicts are identified to elaborate on why this interruption can be understood
as a political moment.
Abstract
(Englisch)
In summer 2015, central urban spaces were transformed upon the arrival of thousands of refugees in
European cities. The presence of that many refugees led in many cases to an overstrain of the
governmental infrastructure and to moments of interruption where locals felt the need to step in, fill
the gaps and started organizing the welcome of the refugees. New civil society organizations emerged
spontaneously, organizing space, mobilizing volunteers, cooperating with established NGOs and
negotiating with city and state authorities. The involvement of a large number of people at a space
pursuing distinct intentions and ideas of how and by whom the space should be organized cultivates a
ground of conflict amongst different actors at various levels. These conflicts are power struggles over
space and the ordering of it. Consequently, they bear a great potential for the ‘political’ in the sense
of Jacques Rancière, as a mode of interruption and moments when an order is challenged.
This thesis elaborates on two spaces of arrival in August/September 2015: the Park Maximilian in
Brussels with the emerged Plateforme citoyenne de soutien aux réfugiés Bruxelles Parc Maximilien and
the Central Train Station in Vienna with its organization Train of Hope. Through semi-structured
interviews struggles and conflicts are identified to elaborate on why this interruption can be understood
as a political moment.
Schlagwörter
Schlagwörter
(Englisch)
civil society refugees arrival infrastructure the political refugees welcome
Schlagwörter
(Deutsch)
Zivilgesellschaft Flüchtlinge willkommen ankommende Flüchtlinge das Politische
Autor*innen
Rivka Lisa Saltiel
Haupttitel (Englisch)
Between chaos and control - an analysis of two spaces of refugees' arrival organized by local volunteers in Vienna and Brussels
Publikationsjahr
2017
Umfangsangabe
90 Seiten : Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
Sprache
Englisch
Beurteiler*in
Eva Swyngedouw
Klassifikationen
74 Geographie > 74.09 Sozialgeographie ,
74 Geographie > 74.10 Politische Geographie
AC Nummer
AC15190146
Utheses ID
45744
Studienkennzahl
UA | 066 | 664 | |