Contexts and contestations of crisis urbanism
Year: 2026
Type: editorial
Abstract: This commentary discusses Ross Beveridge, Roger Keil and Maryam Lashkari's theoretical development of ‘crisis urbanism’ that they regard as a concept, method and process. By drawing from diverse literature, they present a comprehensive theorisation that calls for understanding the poly- and permacrisis that are linked with the urban way of life. In this commentary, I raise questions about taking the abstraction of ‘crisis urbanism’ to different urban contexts where global crises unfold in place-specific ways. I, furthermore, emphasize how the crisis talk is inseparable from other dominant discourses of hope, care and radicality that diversify political agencies in cities today.
Source: Dialogues in Human Geography
Author: Päivi Kymäläinen
Institution: Tampere University
Language: English
Subfield: Urban Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,900
OpenAlex ID: W7147534582