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Continuity and change in the garbage village of Muqattam
This dissertation provides an agency-oriented approach to understand adaptability, continuity, and change in the context of challenging structures and struggles, such as privatization, poverty, unemployment, inequality, and marginalization. The premises of open market and neoliberalism impo...
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| description | This dissertation provides an agency-oriented approach to understand adaptability, continuity, and change in the context of challenging structures and struggles, such as privatization, poverty, unemployment, inequality, and marginalization. The premises of open market and neoliberalism imposed from above by the state affected the development of the state-society relations and marginalization. They resulted in a change in the subjectivities of the people and a neglectful rule by the state. As a result, the responsiblized citizen came into existence, meaning that the individualized citizen became actively responsible for his/her own wellbeing, which renders the neoliberal strategies of rule existing in different realms of our everyday life. The Zabbaleen community give a clear demonstration of the art of presence despite the marginalization, the neglectful rule, and the policies that they suffer from. Their resilience depended on three main variables: adaptation to neoliberal norms, the grassroot community development, and the unequal power relations within the community. Each of them has its own playing factors. Through these variables, the Zabbaleen community showed creativity and collective action to come up with new spaces and opportunities from what is already available to them, protecting themselves, meeting their needs, and struggling for a net result of politics of redress by their individual acts. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-2739 Continuity and change in the garbage village of Muqattam Mohamed, Bassant This dissertation provides an agency-oriented approach to understand adaptability, continuity, and change in the context of challenging structures and struggles, such as privatization, poverty, unemployment, inequality, and marginalization. The premises of open market and neoliberalism imposed from above by the state affected the development of the state-society relations and marginalization. They resulted in a change in the subjectivities of the people and a neglectful rule by the state. As a result, the responsiblized citizen came into existence, meaning that the individualized citizen became actively responsible for his/her own wellbeing, which renders the neoliberal strategies of rule existing in different realms of our everyday life. The Zabbaleen community give a clear demonstration of the art of presence despite the marginalization, the neglectful rule, and the policies that they suffer from. Their resilience depended on three main variables: adaptation to neoliberal norms, the grassroot community development, and the unequal power relations within the community. Each of them has its own playing factors. Through these variables, the Zabbaleen community showed creativity and collective action to come up with new spaces and opportunities from what is already available to them, protecting themselves, meeting their needs, and struggling for a net result of politics of redress by their individual acts. 2019-05-22T07:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/1699 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/2739/viewcontent/Continuity_20and_20Change_20in_20the_20Garbage_20Village_20of_20Muqattam_20__20Bassant_20Mohamed_20_281_29.pdf The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy. The author has granted the American University in Cairo or its agents a non-exclusive license to archive this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study, and to make it accessible, in whole or in part, in all forms of media, now or hereafter known. Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Elzabaleen Marginalization |
| spellingShingle | Elzabaleen Marginalization Mohamed, Bassant Continuity and change in the garbage village of Muqattam |
| title | Continuity and change in the garbage village of Muqattam |
| title_full | Continuity and change in the garbage village of Muqattam |
| title_fullStr | Continuity and change in the garbage village of Muqattam |
| title_full_unstemmed | Continuity and change in the garbage village of Muqattam |
| title_short | Continuity and change in the garbage village of Muqattam |
| title_sort | continuity and change in the garbage village of muqattam |
| topic | Elzabaleen Marginalization |
| url | https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/1699 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/2739/viewcontent/Continuity_20and_20Change_20in_20the_20Garbage_20Village_20of_20Muqattam_20__20Bassant_20Mohamed_20_281_29.pdf |
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