Teorije o kapitalističkoj urbanizaciji i postsocijalistički grad
Theories On Capitalist Urbanization And The Postsocialist City

Summary/Abstract: In this paper one will present the most relevant theories considering capitalist urbanization in the last one hundred years, and later on will discuss how those theories may be used in studying and analyzing postsocialist cities. The reason why those theories are chosen can be found in the simple fact that they are broad and well-rounded, and thus hold the central position within urban sociology. More precisely, it is a case of the influence of the capitalist mode of urbanization on cities in postsocialism. Postsocialist societies have undergone changes called "transition" since the 1990's, and these changes have not passed over urban areas and their praxis. One can recognize some important urban changes: centre commercialization, the industrialization of rural and peripheral areas belonging to a city, gentrification of certain "elite" areas etc. However, perhaps the most recognizable mark in contemporary postsocialist cities is how they use and consume their own space.

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