Precarious Urbanism

“This highly original book interweaves photos and gut-wrenching narratives from city newcomers to paint an astonishingly rich picture of the nexus between displacement and urbanization in Somalia.” Jethro Norman, Danish Institute of International Studies ""A major contribution to theoretical debates at the intersection of urbanism, mobility and violence using an incredibly rich and wonderfully historicised analysis of the fast-changing Somali context.” Michael Collyer, University of Sussex ""This book is for everyone working on urban change and urbanization. I have followed the challenging research on which this book is based with great interest from early on and am very happy to see its significant findings published.“ Tabea Scharrer, Leipzig University ""The Horn of Africa region has experienced large population displacement and mobility (forced and voluntary); based on extensive fieldwork, this is a valuable book that contributes to understanding the intersection between displacement, migration, urbanization, politics and development"". Ahmed M. Musa, Senior Researcher, PRIO “There is growing recognition that internally displaced people are among the most misunderstood and under-researched populations globally. This important book plays an essential role in filling this gap, skilfully exposing the ways in which IDPs in urban Somalia are both marginalised and hyper-connected. Drawing across a range of rich qualitative methods in four Somali cities, the authors examine the ways in which (often repeated) displacement is integral to the very process of city-making, with relevance far beyond the Horn of Africa.” Tom Goodfellow, University of Sheffield