The force of density: political crowding and the city

McFarlane, C.

Abstract

This commentary examines the politics of density in urban protest and social movements, drawing on examples from Hong Kong and Mumbai. The ‘force’ of density, I argue, is an emergent property shaped through the combinatory relations and forms of presencing that accompany instantiations of high numbers of people congregated in space.

Citation

McFarlane, C. (2020). The force of density: political crowding and the city. Urban Geography, 41(10), 1310-1317. https://doi.org/10.1080/02723638.2020.1837527

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 28, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Oct 21, 2020
• Publication Date: 2020
• Deposit Date: Sep 30, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 21, 2021
• Journal: Urban Geography
• Print ISSN: 0272-3638
• Electronic ISSN: 1938-2847
• Publisher: Bellweather Publishing
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 41
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 1310-1317
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02723638.2020.1837527
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1291284