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Comparative approaches to gentrification: Lessons from the rural.
Martin Phillips1, Darren P Smith2
1University of Leicester, UK.
Dialogues in Human Geography
|April 17, 2018
Summary
This study examines comparative research strategies for rural gentrification, addressing challenges in urban studies. It proposes methods to investigate rural gentrification across geographies, moving beyond urban-centric perspectives.
Area of Science:
- Urban Studies
- Rural Sociology
- Comparative Research Methodologies
Background:
- Comparative urbanism is a key concept in urban studies, influencing gentrification research.
- Rural gentrification studies lag behind urban counterparts in engaging with comparative research debates.
- Existing research on gentrification often exhibits metrocentricity, overlooking rural contexts.
Purpose of the Study:
- To address challenges in gentrification studies by examining comparative research strategies.
- To explore the application of comparative strategies to rural gentrification.
- To investigate 'geographies of the concept' and 'geographies of the phenomenon' in rural gentrification.
Main Methods:
- Drawing on Tilly's 'strategies of comparison' to identify examples in urban and rural gentrification studies.
- Utilizing Latour's 'circulatory sociologies of translation' to investigate rural gentrification.
- Comparative analysis of rural gentrification in the United Kingdom, United States, and France.
Main Results:
- Identified four 'strategies of comparison' applicable to both urban and rural gentrification.
- Proposed a framework for investigating 'geographies of the concept' and 'geographies of the phenomenon' of rural gentrification.
- Highlighted the metrocentricity in current comparative research discussions.
Conclusions:
- Comparative studies of gentrification face epistemological and political challenges.
- Applying comparative strategies can enrich the understanding of rural gentrification.
- Further research is needed to de-center comparative studies from urban contexts.
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