Governing Enclosure: The Role of Governance in Producing Gated Communities and Guarded Neighborhoods in Malaysia
Enclosed residential areas are proliferating in Malaysian cities, in common with many other parts of the world. The production of gated communities and guarded neighborhoods in Malaysia reveals the active role of the state in creating conditions that support enclosure and securitization of space. Th...
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| author | Tedong, Peter Aning Grant, J.L. Wan Abd Aziz, Wan Nor Azriyati |
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| description | Enclosed residential areas are proliferating in Malaysian cities, in common with many other parts of the world. The production of gated communities and guarded neighborhoods in Malaysia reveals the active role of the state in creating conditions that support enclosure and securitization of space. This article examines the role of governance in producing residential enclaves that reinforce segregation and fragment urban landscapes. Based on a study of gated communities in Malaysia, we argue that governments, corporations and citizen groups collaborate within a complex governance system that (re)produces enclosure. Neoliberal market principles fuse with ethnic politics, cultural predilections and economic imperatives to generate a socially and spatially fragmented urban landscape where security concerns dominate and where citizens culturally, physically and symbolically segregate themselves from others. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-195782020-02-03T01:41:31Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/19578/ Governing Enclosure: The Role of Governance in Producing Gated Communities and Guarded Neighborhoods in Malaysia Tedong, Peter Aning Grant, J.L. Wan Abd Aziz, Wan Nor Azriyati TH Building construction Enclosed residential areas are proliferating in Malaysian cities, in common with many other parts of the world. The production of gated communities and guarded neighborhoods in Malaysia reveals the active role of the state in creating conditions that support enclosure and securitization of space. This article examines the role of governance in producing residential enclaves that reinforce segregation and fragment urban landscapes. Based on a study of gated communities in Malaysia, we argue that governments, corporations and citizen groups collaborate within a complex governance system that (re)produces enclosure. Neoliberal market principles fuse with ethnic politics, cultural predilections and economic imperatives to generate a socially and spatially fragmented urban landscape where security concerns dominate and where citizens culturally, physically and symbolically segregate themselves from others. Blackwell Publishing 2015 Article PeerReviewed Tedong, Peter Aning and Grant, J.L. and Wan Abd Aziz, Wan Nor Azriyati (2015) Governing Enclosure: The Role of Governance in Producing Gated Communities and Guarded Neighborhoods in Malaysia. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 39 (1). pp. 112-128. ISSN 0309-1317, DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2427.12204 <https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2427.12204>. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1468-2427.12204 doi:10.1111/1468-2427.12204 |
| spellingShingle | TH Building construction Tedong, Peter Aning Grant, J.L. Wan Abd Aziz, Wan Nor Azriyati Governing Enclosure: The Role of Governance in Producing Gated Communities and Guarded Neighborhoods in Malaysia |
| title | Governing Enclosure: The Role of Governance in Producing Gated Communities and Guarded Neighborhoods in Malaysia |
| title_full | Governing Enclosure: The Role of Governance in Producing Gated Communities and Guarded Neighborhoods in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Governing Enclosure: The Role of Governance in Producing Gated Communities and Guarded Neighborhoods in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Governing Enclosure: The Role of Governance in Producing Gated Communities and Guarded Neighborhoods in Malaysia |
| title_short | Governing Enclosure: The Role of Governance in Producing Gated Communities and Guarded Neighborhoods in Malaysia |
| title_sort | governing enclosure the role of governance in producing gated communities and guarded neighborhoods in malaysia |
| topic | TH Building construction |
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