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Although alienation represents the "arche" of Marxist theory, it has also been an important topic of discussion in terms of urbanism. Parallel to the alienation of man from his labour, his own life and man from man, the aggressive policies of production relations in cities trigger the alienation and exclusion of man from the city. This research examines the levels and types of alienation created by aggressive and neoliberal urban policies on urban space in Kasımpaşa, one of the most chaotic neighbourhoods of Istanbul. The multicultural structure of Kasımpaşa, the fact that it is home to many ethnic groups and immigrants, as well as being rapidly affected by complex urbanisation and the intensity of gentrification projects have been effective in determining Kasımpaşa as a case area. Kasımpaşa is also home to the additional service building of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. The main objective of this study is to examine the alienation dimension of the users' relationship with the space from the perspective of local administrators, who are the dominant subjects of Kasımpaşa. Considering the role of local administrators as urban politicians in the decisions taken about the city, the problematic of whether they are real actors in their environment or just passing by and unable to establish meaningful relationships with their environment stands out as the problem that this study tries to solve. The main method of the study is a questionnaire survey and the target group is the employees of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. With this survey, the personal and professional relationships they have established with the neighbourhood and which urban interventions lead to spatial alienation in the neighbourhood will be analysed.
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| Keywords | Alienation, Gentrification, Being Actor, Borders, Neoliberal Urbanisation |
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| Best Congress Paper Award | Yes |
