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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 24-32 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | GEOFORUM |
| Volume | 94 |
| Early online date | 7 Jun 2018 |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2018 |
Abstract
As the night-time economy gains relevance in discourses on Berlin's urban development, ‘the night' has become a contested term. Night-time use of public space is the object of growing public dissatisfaction, especially in certain areas of the borough Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg. This paper looks at the governance arrangement that evolves in response to this problematization through the lens of one specific project. The so-called fair.kiez project gathered a broad coalition of state and non-state actors, local and citywide organizations to mediate use-conflicts regarding night-time noise, littering and unruly behavior in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg. Having evaluated the conception and implementation of this project, we suggest that this project is exemplary for a specific un-governing of recent conflicts between residents and economic interests in an entertainment and consumption-oriented city economy. The fair.kiez project reveals interlocking patterns of this (un-)governing, such as the manufacturing of a specific consent, the marginalization of the problem and a shift to symbolic policies. A horizontal governance arrangement is formed and public demands are answered, but ultimately the issue is rendered un-governable. In analyzing the un-governing of the night as an example for the process of de-politicization this paper contributes to debates on post-political urban governance.
Keywords
- Berlin, Governance, Night-time economy, Post-politics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)
- Sociology and Political Science
Sustainable Development Goals
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T1 - Manufacturing marginality
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AU - Füller, Henning
AU - Helbrecht, Ilse
AU - Schlüter, Sebastian
AU - Mackrodt, Ulrike
AU - van Gielle Ruppe, Peter
AU - Genz, Carolin
AU - Walthall, Beatrice
AU - Dirksmeier, Peter
PY - 2018/8
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