Meeting the Challenges of Development and Dignity: A Case Study - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Meeting the Challenges of Development and Dignity: A Case Study Analysis of Settlers in Mumbai By: Aramide Odutayo

I want to conclude with a question: what are the spaces of the expelled? These are invisible to the standard measures of our modern states and economies. But they should be made conceptually visible. When dynamics of expulsion proliferate, the space of the expelled expands and becomes increasingly differentiated. It is not simply a dark hole. It is present….the spaces of the expelled cry out for conceptual recognition. They are many, they are growing, and they are diversifying. They are conceptually subterranean conditions that need to be brought aboveground. They are, potentially, the new spaces for making—making local economies, new histories, and new modes of membership. - Saskia Sassen

Dharavi Settlement

When we study the spaces of the expelled what do we find? • Dignity • Innovation • Resilience • Ingenuity • Emplacement • Development

Lessons Learned What can we learn from Dharavi • Elevate the humanity of settlers • Move beyond the expulsion narrative • Settlers have already begun the process of developing their communities and improving their lives

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