Abstracts
Abstract
This paper explores the intertwinement of touristification and the commons in contemporary Southern Italian cities. In particular, it sheds light on the articulation of two processes: a “Southern Question”, namely the framing of Southern populations as a “problem” to be overcome through capitalist modernization; and an “Urban Question” as the reshaping of the urban structure under the pressure of the broader economic context and the ruling classes’ strategies. The focus will be on Naples as a city in which both a powerful movement for the urban commons and a profound reconfiguration of the urban economy in a touristic sense are observable in the post-2008 crisis conjuncture. It will be highlighted how the increasing pervasiveness of capitalist capture also opens up new conflictual spaces for renegotiating the city.
Keywords:
- Commons,
- Law,
- Social movements,
- Tourism,
- Neoliberalism,
- Italy,
- Public space,
- Urban space,
- Community,
- Gentrification,
- Private / public
Résumé
Cet article explore l’entremêlement entre la touristification et les biens communs dans les villes contemporaines de l’Italie du Sud. Il met l’accent en particulier sur l’articulation de deux processus : une « question méridionale », à savoir la définition des populations méridionales comme un « problème » à surmonter par la modernisation capitaliste ; et une « question urbaine » qui s’entend comme le remodelage de la structure urbaine sous la pression d’un contexte économique plus vaste et des stratégies des classes dirigeantes. L’accent sera mis sur Naples, ville dans laquelle on peut observer dans la conjoncture de l’après-crise de 2008 un puissant mouvement pour les biens communs urbains ainsi qu’une profonde reconfiguration de l’économie urbaine à portée touristique. La façon dont l’omniprésence croissante de l’appropriation capitaliste permet également l’ouverture de nouveaux espaces conflictuels pour renégocier la ville sera soulignée.
Mots-clés :
- Biens communs,
- Espace public,
- Espace urbain,
- Communauté,
- Italie,
- Droit,
- Mouvements sociaux,
- Tourisme,
- Privé / public,
- Néolibéralisme,
- Gentrification
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