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Women and Cities of Difference:An Urban Politics of Possibility
Janet Siltanen, Fran Klodawsky, Caroline Andrew
Presentation to Beyond Citizenship: Feminism and theTransformation of Belonging, An International andInterdisciplinary Conference, London UK, June 30 ± July 3,
2010
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The focus of our paper is:
effective organizational strategies toenhance women¶s experiences of and
engagement with and within cities of difference
based on two exemplary case study
organizations ± one in Ottawa, theother a global network of city-basedprojects
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Paper outline
1. Case studies and research approach
2. Theoretical connections3. Identification of organizational
strategies
4. Organizational strategies in action ±project examples
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CASE STUDY #1 - CAWI
City for All Women Initiative
Ottawa-based local initiative to
promote inclusive governance in theCity of Ottawa
Website:http://www.cawi-ivtf.org/EN/home.html
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CAWI/IVTFCAWI/IVTF
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CASE STUDY #2 ± WICI
Women and Cities International
Regional and global knowledge
network of city-based initiatives topromote improved quality of urbanlife for women across differences
Website:
http://womenincities.org/
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WICI/FEVIWICI/FEVI
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Research approach Two researchers (CA and FK) are
founding members of bothorganizations, and continue to be active
on the Board/Steering Committee
Iterative relations of theory, practiceand research, with reflexive facilitation
Organization strategies identifiedthrough interviews and guided reflection
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Theoretical connectionsa) right to the city and links to
citizenship on the basis of inhabitance (Dikeç 2006; Holston 1999, 2001;
Isin 2000; Horlitz & Vogelpohl 2009; Buckingham 2010;Fenster 2010; Secor 2003; Amin 2006; Marcuse et al2009)
b)politics of possibility (Gibson-Graham 1996,
2006,2008; Escobar 2002; Harcourt & Escobar 2005)
c) organizational practices and socialchange (Conway 2004; Defilippis et al 2006; Purcell
2008; Wekerle 2005)
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Six organizational characteristics identified for
CAWI and WICISolution focused
Inside/outside relations with state institutions
Multi-dimensional bridging
Organizationally self-conscious
Solidarity amidst differences
Embedding strategies
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SolutionSolution--Focused OrganizationFocused Organizationproactive interactions with state institutions and other communitygroups to identify opportunities and strategies for engagement to
achieve goals
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Inside/Outside State Relations Inside/Outside State Relationsworks with, and sometimes within, state institutions but retains
autonomy and links to grassroots
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Multi Multi-- Dimensional BridgingDimensional Bridginglinking of scales, classes, institutions, places
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Organizationally Self Organizationally Self-- ConsciousConscious
inclusive and reflexive interactions among staff and between staff
and other participants
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Solidarity Amidst DifferencesSolidarity Amidst Differencesencourages µhabit of solidarity¶ (Amin 2006)
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Embedding StrategiesEmbedding Strategieslooks for ways to embed positive gains so less susceptible to
claw backs
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CAWI: Equity and Inclusion Lens
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Communities of interest explicitlyacknowledged by the Equality and
Inclusion Lens Aboriginal populations
Visible minority
GBLT
Disability community People living in poverty
Rural
Seniors
Youth,
Immigrants Francophones
Women
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Solution focused ± CAWI¶s
Equity and Inclusion Lens
Aim to create useable tool for City of Ottawa, while honouring principles of
equity and inclusion
Commitment to work through differences in
perspectives to reach a resolution
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Inside/Outside State Institutions:
CAWI¶s Equity and Inclusion Lens
Established strategic partnerships to easethe concerns of diverse constituencies
Drew on networks and relationships in thecommunity
Devised a formal yet flexible relationshipwith City
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WICI:Gender and InclusiveCities Project
D i r e c t i o n
J a g o r i / W I C I
New De lh i
I n d i a
R o s a r i o
A r g e n t i n a
P o p : 1 m
Par tne r : C ISCSA
New De lh i
I n d i a
P o p : 1 4 m
P a r t n e r : J a g o r i
E v a l u a t i o n
A n a l y t i c a
H a m p s h i r e
U K
Dar-es -Sa laam
T a n z a n i a
P o p : 3 m
Par tne r : ICNIC
P e t r o z a v o d s k
R u s s i a
Pop : 0 .3m
Par tne r : IC IWF
C o o r d i n a t i o n
WICI
M on t rea l
C a n a d a
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Study sites and populations Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
New Delhi, India
Petrozavodsk, Russia Rosario, Argentina
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Solution focused ± WICI¶s
Gender and Inclusive Cities ProjectAmbitious effort to document and gauge the
impact of interventions that reducewomen¶s experiences of public violence
Incorporates value of local expertise andperspective, comparative analysis and
use of rigorous evaluation measures toaddress the concerns of diversestakeholders
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Inside/Outside State Institutions -
WICI¶s Gender and Inclusive Cities ProjectProject required protracted negotiations
with both state and non-state actors atdifferent scales (international, regional,local)
Project involves both local andinternational advisory committees
WICI¶s role is pivotal, yet funds werededicated primarily to the four projectcities
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Concluding Remarks There is value in bringing city-focus to
politics of possibility approach
Important to look at nitty gritty of howfeminist organizations are successful incities
Based on investigating two case studies, wehave identified six organizational strategiesthat reflect an urban politics of possibility inaction