There is ample literature on the re-invention of Medellin describing the city as innovative, creative and resilience, after a period of lawlessness and chaos. Several factors have been mentioned to account for this putative revival such as the quality of its administrations and the entrepreneurial spirit of the paisas (the surname of the native people). There is also a growing literature on the branding of Medellin, pointing out the role it has played in the promotion of Medellin in order to make it a world class city. Yet, there is little academic literature on the complicity between the city’s administration, the military and paramilitary in repressing social movements and installing a regime of terror in the popular neighborhoods as part of a broader governance strategy aimed at commoditizing land and natural resources.
Period
18 Oct 2024
Event title
Rethinking the city from the margins: Doing research in Latin America's urban peripheries