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Gentrification and vigilantism in Milan’s Central train Station

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Mireanu’s paper studies a far-right vigilante group, City Angels, in Milan, Italy. As he illustrates, the City Angels have helped instigate urban renewal of the city’s Central train Station by targeting marginalized residents living near the station. While these vigilantes are not part of the state, they give the illusion that they are. Their securitization of the central train station then enables the state and real estate developers to enter and gentrify the area.

Source: Radical Housing Journal

DOI: 10.54825/bhke6651

Author: Manuel Mireanu

Institutions: Central European University, Central European University - Budapest Campus

Language: English

Topic: Urban Planning and Governance

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4232301450