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The Evolution of Neoliberal Urbanism in Moscow, 1992–2015
Author(s) -
Büdenbender Mirjam,
Zupan Daniela
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
antipode
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.177
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1467-8330
pISSN - 0066-4812
DOI - 10.1111/anti.12266
Subject(s) - neoliberalism (international relations) , urbanism , restructuring , rivalry , political economy , political science , technocracy , urbanization , sociology , economic geography , economy , economic system , politics , economic growth , geography , economics , law , archaeology , architecture , macroeconomics
Abstract This article examines the urban development of Moscow from 1992 to 2015, arguing that the city's recent transformation from grey asphalt jungle to a “city comfortable for life” is driven by a process of neoliberal restructuring. In particular, the study finds that a set of multi‐scalar dynamics—namely, the global financial crisis, the rise of a local protest movement, and an intensified rivalry between federal and Muscovite elites—were the key driving forces behind Moscow's current evolution. The work advances a conceptual framework of neoliberal urbanisation that enhances the literature on post‐socialist cities and, more generally, the broader debate on actually existing neoliberalism.