"Furthermore, we analyzed the consequences of defining a peripheral space at a certain moment as being, for instance, only a relationship of geographical distance relative to the city center: what effects this has in terms of producing our view of peripheral spaces, how it helps to shape access to public policies, how subjects who inhabit these places relate to this hegemonic definition, how they resist it, what definitions they produce as a result of their experiences", he continues. "We sought to identify different periods in which the literature focused on this theme, analyzing theoretical contributions and methodological and empirical questions for each one of the periods", he tells. Moisés stresses that the purpose of the book is to think through how the social science literature in Brazil has understood peripheral spaces, using analysis from the 1960s to the present day, bearing in mind the political, economic, and social contexts in which different analyses emerged and what questions they asked. "This original process remains important for understanding these spaces as distinct from the expanded center", he explains. "We include several researchers looking at different research problems, using distinct theoretical and methodological repertoires to comprehend the same area", adds Valéria.Īccording to Matthew, the concept of peripheral space applies to neighborhoods that were originally self-constructed, with little regulation, that subsequently undergo processes of increased presence of public policies, physical consolidation and socio-spatial transformations that produce new layers in these places. Although Sapopemba is not an extreme case either in a geographical sense or in relation to certain indicators, such as violence, it is a microcosm that can reveal more general aspects of peripheral spaces", says Matthew.
“Our goal with this publication was to bring together a set of studies that would allow us to identify the kinds of heterogeneity that exist in peripheral spaces today. Most of the fieldwork was conducted between 20. Although most of the studies were carried out by members of CEM, researchers from other institutions are also included. Its 270 pages gather a collection of research projects that use the district of Sapopemba as a case and analyze it from different perspectives. Published with the support of the São Paulo Research Foundation (Fapesp), the book is structured into three main sections – The State and Public Policies, Crime and Violence, and Socio-Spatial Transformations. The seminar was broadcasted on CEM’s YouTube channel.
The book "Peripheral spaces: policy, violence and territory at the margins of the city" (“Espaços periféricos: política, violência e território nas bordas da cidade”), by the publisher EDUFSCar, was launched on February 12, with an online seminar including presentations by the editors - Matthew Aaron Richmond, Moisés Kopper, Valéria Cristina de Oliveira and Jaqueline Garza Placencia - and comments from the Director of CEM, Professor Eduardo Marques, who also wrote the book’s preface. Furthermore, studies indicate that the definition of peripheral space has evolved over time, and that this is not only relevant just from an academic point of view, in that this evolution has also impacted upon the delivery of public policies for peripheral spaces and their populations. In the real world, peripheral spaces are heterogeneous territories, in which geographic distance and the question of violence are only two aspects. As CEM's most recent publication shows, through the presentation of diverse research projects conducted in the district of Sapopemba, in the eastern zone of São Paulo, this definition is inadequate. Periphery is a term used indistinctly by people and by the media to refer to neighborhoods that are distant from the city center and, supposedly, characterized by violence and a lack of infrastructure.
Painel Cadastral da Cidade de São Paulo.Phase III - INCT/CNPq and CEPID/FAPESP - 2009/2014.Transference, Dissemination and Administrative Team.Board of Directors and International Research Advising Committee.
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