ABSTRACT

This paper evaluates the role and impact of neoliberal redevelopment strategies in inner-city urban regeneration projects in Belfast, Beirut, and Jerusalem. As governments in these nationally contested cities struggle against embedded geographies of antagonism and segregation, neoliberal and market-based approaches have arisen in the production of new city center spaces in these contested cities. This comparative analysis examines Titanic Quarter in Belfast, Solidere central district in Beirut, and Mamilla Mall in Jerusalem. The cases utilize similar modes of urban reproduction and share common limitations. We find that neoliberal regeneration in contested cities is politically effective and financially successful. Yet, these market-based strategies heighten class-based exclusion and have been a disinterested agent in efforts to bridge urban ruptures associated with ethno-nationalist segregation and past violence. We conclude that analysis of how these projects can contribute to equitable peacebuilding not be subordinated to market prerogatives in more comprehensive project development plans.

摘要

本文评估了新自由主义重建战略在贝尔法斯特、贝鲁特和耶路撒冷的市中心城市重建项目中的作用和影响。随着这些全国有争议城市的政府与内在的对抗和隔离地理斗争，新自由主义和基于市场的方法已经出现在这些有争议的城市的新城市中心空间的生产中。该比较分析考察了贝尔法斯特的泰坦尼克区、贝鲁特的 Solidere 中心区和耶路撒冷的 Mamilla 购物中心。这些案例利用了相似的城市再生产模式并具有共同的局限性。我们发现，在有争议的城市中，新自由主义的复兴在政治上是有效的，在经济上也是成功的。然而，这些基于市场的战略加剧了基于阶级的排斥，并且一直是弥合与种族民族主义隔离和过去暴力相关的城市破裂的努力中的无私代理人。我们的结论是，在更全面的项目开发计划中，对这些项目如何促进公平建设和平的分析不服从于市场特权。