The aftermath of eviction in the Nigerian informal economy

Omoegun, Ademola O., MacKie, Peter ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1494-0864 and Brown, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4566-4700 2019. The aftermath of eviction in the Nigerian informal economy. International Development Planning Review 41 (1) , pp. 107-128. 10.3828/idpr.2018.30

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Abstract

This article examines the mechanisms through which street traders claim and maintain access to urban space in the aftermath of eviction – a phenomenon that affects poor urban workers across the global South. Whilst much is known about the immediate impacts of evictions, there has been limited consideration of the post-eviction, longer-term responses of traders. Drawing on primary research in Lagos, Nigeria, this article analyses street trader responses to eviction, with a focus on their strategies for claiming access to space. The study highlights the importance of both individual and collective actions in re-establishing a foothold in public space. However, maintaining access to public space proved to be more problematic, with collective action severely diminished through the co-option of trader associations by urban authorities. This new knowledge has the potential to strengthen the resilience of traders to future evictions and their potentially devastating impacts.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Geography and Planning (GEOPL)
Publisher:	Liverpool University Press
ISSN:	1474-6743
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	29 August 2018
Date of Acceptance:	25 August 2018
Last Modified:	22 Nov 2024 18:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/114478

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