Abstract
Mainstream gentrification research predominantly examines experiences and motivations of the middle-class gentrifier groups, while overlooking experiences of non-gentrifying groups including the impact of in situ local processes on gentrification itself. In this paper, I discuss gentrification, neighbourhood belonging and spatial distribution of class in Istanbul by examining patterns of belonging both of gentrifiers and non-gentrifying groups in historic neighbourhoods of the Golden Horn/Halic. I use multiple correspondence analysis (MCA), a methodology rarely used in gentrification research, to explore social and symbolic borders between these two groups. I show how gentrification leads to spatial clustering by creating exclusionary practices and eroding social cohesion, and illuminate divisions that are inscribed into the physical space of the neighbourhood.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 64-89 |
| Number of pages | 27 |
| Journal | Urban Geography |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 8 Oct 2014 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
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Keywords
- gentrification
- belonging
- social cohesion
- social-symbolic borders
- multiple correspondence analysis
- Bourdieu
- Istanbul
- Turkey