Deconstructing the urban viewpoint: Exploring uneven regional development with Nancy Fraser’s notion of justice

Kristina Grange, Nils Björling, Lina Olsson and Julia Fredriksson
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Kristina Grange: Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Nils Björling: Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Lina Olsson: Malmö University, Sweden
Julia Fredriksson: Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Urban Studies, 2024, vol. 61, issue 9, 1703-1721

Abstract: Uneven regional development fomented by city-centric growth agendas generates significant challenges for regional peripheries. Placing regional margins and other plural geographies at the centre, in this article we apply a normative framework based on justice theory to uncover the dominance of urban viewpoints in urban regional development policy. Departing from Nancy Fraser’s three-dimensional justice theory, we provide a deconstruction of city-centrism by illustrating how regional disparities in two regions in Sweden are not only reproduced by economic maldistribution but also by political misrepresentation and cultural misrecognition. By doing so, we illustrate the fruitfulness of applying a normative justice framework to create a broader understanding of factors that contribute to the political production of uneven regional development and need to be addressed if a transformative and progressive change is to occur.

Keywords: Fraser; justice; misframing; recognition; redistribution; representation; Sweden; uneven regional development; urban viewpoint; å¼—é›·æ³½ (Fraser); 正义; 错误框架; 承认; å† åˆ†é…; 代表; ç‘žå…¸; åŒºåŸŸå ‘å±•ä¸ å¹³è¡¡; 城市观点 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1177/00420980231214502

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