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Accepted Paper:
In action: urban regeneration, housing struggles, and militant ethnography in Birmingham
Marco Di Nunzio
(University of BIrmingham)
Paper Short Abstract:
Drawing on an ethnographic study of the proposed redevelopment of the Ladywood Estate in Birmingham, UK, This paper examines the potential contributions of anthropology to struggles against large-scale urban regeneration projects.
Paper Abstract:
This paper examines the potential contributions of anthropology to struggles against large-scale urban regeneration projects. Drawing on an ethnographic study of the proposed redevelopment of the Ladywood Estate in Birmingham, UK, I argue that anthropology, when practiced as a form of engaged and activist research, can play a crucial role in supporting community resistance, exposing the workings of power, and contributing to the development of alternative visions for urban development. By situating anthropology as a tool for scrutinizing the opacity surrounding regeneration projects and the attempts by residents to imagine and implement strategies and tactics to influence decision-making, the study calls for a more engaged and activist approach to anthropological research—one that recognizes the ethical imperative to support communities facing dispossession and to contribute to the development of radical demands and alternative urban futures.