From “invaders” to urbanized population : the symbolic closing of Potrero Grande inhabitants in Cali-Colombia

https://doi.org/10.25100/prts.v0i21.925
Urbanization Potrero Grande Symbolic enclosure Segregation

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Published: Apr 30, 2016
Issue: PROSPECTIVA No. 21 (ene.-jun. 2016)
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  Hernando Uribe-Castro Universidad Autónoma de Occidente -UAO-, Cali, Colombia.
Carmen Jimena Holguín Universidad Autónoma de Occidente -UAO-, Cali, Colombia.
  Germán Ayala-Osorio Universidad Autónoma de Occidente -UAO-, Cali, Colombia.
Abstract

Potrero Grande is a neighborhood of eastern Cali built by Agents of the State to resettle a significant number of households living in marginal areas of the city. This neighborhood is considered as one of the most violent because it has the highest rates of homicide. This has impacted negatively on the imaginary of citizens who see in Potrero Grande hotbed of criminals. The urbanization presents a symbolic enclosure by marginalization, exclusion and stigma over their inhabitants.

Author Biographies

Hernando Uribe-Castro, Universidad Autónoma de Occidente -UAO-, Cali, Colombia.

Profesor investigador de la Universidad Autónoma de Occidente -UAO-. Magíster en Sociología y candidato a PhD. en Ciencias Ambientales de la Universidad del Valle. Director del Grupo de Investigación Conflictos y Organizaciones -UAO-.

Carmen Jimena Holguín, Universidad Autónoma de Occidente -UAO-, Cali, Colombia.

Profesora investigadora de la Universidad Autónoma de Occidente -UAO-. Trabajadora Social, Magíster en Políticas Públicas de la Universidad del Valle. Integrante del Grupo de Investigación en Conflictos y Organizaciones -UAO-.

Germán Ayala-Osorio, Universidad Autónoma de Occidente -UAO-, Cali, Colombia.

Profesor investigador de la Universidad Autónoma de Occidente -UAO-. Comunicador social- periodista y magíster en Estudios Políticos. Coordinador del Grupo de Investigación en Estudios Sociopolíticos- GIESP -UAO-.

How to Cite
Uribe-Castro, H., Holguín, C. J., & Ayala-Osorio, G. (2016). From “invaders” to urbanized population : the symbolic closing of Potrero Grande inhabitants in Cali-Colombia. PROSPECTIVA. Revista De Trabajo Social E Intervención Social, (21), 181–211. https://doi.org/10.25100/prts.v0i21.925

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