Abstract

The aim of this article is to engage theoretically with city safety and fear by combining insights from intersectional theories of risk with poststructuralist theories of emotion. We argue that the performative feelings of fear and safety need to be disentangled from hegemonic discourses in order to illuminate who the imagined subjects are that comprise the so-called ‘everyone’ for whom safety agents intend to create safe cities. Our analysis is based on group and individual interviews with a total of 39 informants, including police officers, municipal safety agents, university students, LGBTQ community members, immigrants, wheelchair users, elders and alcohol users. The results show how current norms and risks are linked, and why they must always be understood within the framework of existing power structures.

摘要

本文的目的是通过将交叉风险理论的见解与后结构主义情绪理论相结合，在理论上探讨城市安全和恐惧。我们认为，恐惧和安全的表演感需要从霸权话语中解脱出来，以阐明想象的主体是谁，这些主体构成了所谓的“每个人”，安全代理人打算为他们创造安全城市。我们的分析基于对总共 39 名线人的集体和个人访谈，包括警察、市政安全人员、大学生、LGBTQ 社区成员、移民、轮椅使用者、老年人和酗酒者。结果显示了当前的规范和风险是如何关联的，以及为什么必须始终在现有权力结构的框架内理解它们。