Uneven development and the third space in the urban system : evidence from Dublin

Abstract

The objective of this study is to contribute to the understanding of urban social change through theoretical-empirical exploration of the third space in the city. To achieve this, the research examines some aspects of the relations between broad processes of change, some of which have operated at a global scale, and grassroots mobilisation. The basic point of departure for the study is the manifest inequality across the city and the emergence of various forms of local organisation to respond to some of the related difficulties. In order to deal with these issues, case studies are developed in working- class communities in the inner city and new town of Tallaght in Dublin.