On narrow ground : urban policy and ethnic conflict in Jerusalem and Belfast / Scott A. Bollens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bollens, Scott A.

Series:

SUNY series on urban public policy

SUNY series in urban public policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban policy--Jerusalem.

Urban policy.

Jerusalem--Ethnic relations.

Urban policy--Northern Ireland--Belfast.

Belfast (Northern Ireland)--Ethnic relations.

Northern Ireland--Belfast.

Physical Description:

xx, 415 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2000]

Summary:

Examining how nationalistic ethnic conflict penetrates the building of cities, this book explores whether urban policymaking may independently influence the shape and magnitude of that conflict. Bollens utilizes an analytic lens to study the complex spatial and psychological qualities of unique urban arenas of nationalistic conflict and the obstacles faced by policymakers in improving intergroup relations. An integrative analytic approach combining the perspectives of political science, urban planning. geography, and social psychology is used to examine such urban issues as sovereignty, territoriality, group identity, and community organization. Focusing on Jerusalem and Belfast as examples of urban polarization, the book describes struggles over local policymaking that are intensified by disputes reflecting racial, nationalist, and/or religious fractures. Because these cities are important microcosms of regional and international conflict, they constitute an essential analytical scale for studying contemporary intrastate patterns and processes of ethnic conflict, violence, and their management.

Contents:

Part I City and Sovereignty

1. Urban Arenas of Ethnic Conflict 3

Divided and Polarized Cities 9

Urban Policy amidst Polarization 11

2. Cities as Catalysts 19

Governing Ideology and Urban Policy 20

Urban Policy and Ethnic Conflict 27

3. Investigating Urban Policy and Conflict 35

Jerusalem and Belfast 35

Research Methods 38

Part II Jerusalem

The Fallacy of Partisan Policy

4. Israel's "Jersualem" 51

Physical and Demographic Setting 52

Political Control 57

Jewish-Arab Relations 63

Israeli Urban Policy Since 1967 65

Urban Goals 65

Structure of Israeli Planning 67

Operationalizing "Unification" and "Security" 71

Magnitude 75

Location 78

Restrictions 81

"Yes, We Have Plans": The Mismatch between Israeli Planning and the Arab Community 86

Urban Service Delivery in a Contested City 92

Urban Disparities and Political Strategy 95

5. Partisanship and the Palestinians 101

The Internal Dynamics of Partisanship 101

The Intersection of National and Municipal Imperatives 101

"This Was a Glorious Time": The Psychology of Israeli Planning 105

Palestinians and Israeli Urban Policy 111

Jerusalem's Palestinians 111

Tactics of Resistance 118

Counterstrategies 125

6. Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Peace 139

Thickening the Land-Use War 139

Metropolitan Jerusalem 139

Goals and Aspirations of Metropolitan Planning 141

Perceived Separability of the Functional from the Political 148

Professional Techniques Aimed at Conflict Amelioration 150

Planning Participants 152

Planning Outputs amidst Political Contest 153

Jerusalem and the West Bank 154

Has Israel Achieved Its Goals Pertaining to Jerusalem? 168

The Fallacy of Partisan Planning 170

Buffer or Flashpoint? 173

The Future of Jerusalem: City and Sovereignty 177

Jerusalem Negotiated: Toward Mutual Coexistence 177

Reconceptualizing Urban Planning and Policy 183

Part III Belfast

Greyness Where Color Matters

7. Territoriality and Governance 189

Physical and Demographic Setting 190

Political Control 196

Economic Aspects 202

Sectarian Geographies and the "Peacelines" 206

Urban Engagement: Participants and Principles 217

Participants in Belfast Urban Policy 217

Community Activism amidst Strife 222

Greyness Where Color Matters 230

Town Planning and Ethnic Divisions 234

Public Housing and Segregation 238

8. Lost Opportunities, Unequal Outcomes 241

At the Sharp Edge 241

Government Tactics amidst Polarization 241

Marginalization of Planning and Strategy 250

Outcomes of Belfast Urban Policies 255

Neutral Means, Unequal Outcomes 256

Public Perceptions 261

Twenty Years of Deprivation 266

9. The Demands of Peace 269

Managing Differential Community Needs 270

Progressive Ethnic Management 271

Emerging Innovative Policy Approaches 275

Acknowledging Ethnic Community Dynamics 275

Bridging the Ethnic Divide 279

Pursuing Fair Treatment by Government 281

Spatial Targeting 282

Strategic Investments for Community Viability 288

Toward Coexistence 293

The Future of Belfast: City and Sectarianism 297

10. Urban Policy on Narrow Ground 307

Urban Policy amidst Polarization 307

Ideology, Urban Policy, and Ethnic Conflict 324

The Challenge of Urban Coexistence 333.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-402) and index.

ISBN:

0791444139

0791444147

OCLC:

41892495