Weapons of the Strong: Elite Resistance and the Neo-Apartheid City

<p>Ben Bradlow is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University. We dive deep into an article from his dissertation project called: Weapons of the Strong: Elite Resistance and the Neo-Apartheid City.</p> <p><strong>This episode dives into:</strong><br /> • His larger book project that compares Johannesburg and São Paulo.<br /> • Summary and key takeaways from the article and his dissertation project.<br /> • What is meant by “Weapons of the Strong”.<br /> • Why Johannesburg was chosen for this enquiry.<br /> • How private property developers and neighborhood associations demonstrate tactics of elite resistance.<br /> • Strategies used by “The Strong” to undermine the transformative capacities of the local state: “ring-fencing” and “venue-shopping.”<br /> • Potential solutions</p> <p>Website: <a href= "https://futurecitiesafrica.com/all-future-cities-africa-podcasts.php"> https://futurecitiesafrica.com/all-future-cities-africa-podcasts.php</a> <br /> Youtube: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/c/FutureCitiesAfrica">https://www.youtube.com/c/FutureCitiesAfrica</a> </p>