Latin American urban processes: (in)justices and (in)equalities

El CLACSO Working Group Latin American urban processes: (in)justices and
(in)equalities It proposes to explore contemporary urban transformations
as a prism for the analysis of the dynamics of social (in)justices and (in)equalities.

Inequalities and injustices do not always and everywhere drive movements of opposition and resistance; instead, there are inequalities that are naturalized or tolerated and, therefore, not questioned, as well as inequalities considered fair and legitimate, among other possible combinations.

This “outdated” and non-mechanical relationship between (in)equalities and (in)justices in contemporary urban processes in the region is precisely one of the central analytical concerns of the Working Group. In this sense, we seek to make progress on at least three intertwined issues:

• To analyze the processes of co-construction between urban space and social inequalities, understanding urban space as a fundamental dimension of the dynamics of production, reproduction and contestation of urban inequalities and injustices.
• To consolidate a platform for dialogue on urbanism at a regional scale, recovering a rich Latin American tradition that dates back at least to the mid-twentieth century, with a view to developing a diagnosis and a prognosis regarding urban processes in the production and reproduction of inequalities and injustices, as well as about the mechanisms to question and reverse them.
• Systematize the challenges that the dynamics of (in)equalities and (in)justices in the region pose to public policies, urban planning and management in Latin America and develop policy guidelines oriented towards equality and social and urban justice.
  

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Work Plan 2023-2025