Unpacking the notion of socio-urban integration: a conceptual analysis from the perspective of state actors
The notion of socio-urban integration constituted the central axis of the interventions of the Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires in popular neighbourhoods between 2016 and 2023. This paper traces the ways in which, from the State, this concept was conceptualised and defined. For this...
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Instituto de Geografía "Romualdo Ardissone", UBA
2025
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/RPS/article/view/16644 |
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| Sumario: | The notion of socio-urban integration constituted the central axis of the interventions of the Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires in popular neighbourhoods between 2016 and 2023. This paper traces the ways in which, from the State, this concept was conceptualised and defined. For this purpose, based on a qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews with different state agents, this research explores the native definitions of the concept and the dominant positions adopted by the state regarding the problem of working-class neighbourhoods and their solutions. The paper identifies four elements that structure the state's definition of the concept of socio-urban integration: integrating is more than urbanising; it is connecting the informal city to the formal one; it is a multidimensional intervention; and it requires participatory processes. At the same time, there are tensions between the ways in which policy defines and acts on these four elements. With respect to the starting points of this conceptualisation, it is identified that although the state discourse highlights its originality in the definition of the concept, there are points of contact with pre-existing definitions in the academic field and with other regional political experiences. |
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