Social spatial borders delimiting difference in Berlin [Elektronische Ressource] / von Constance Carr

Social Spatial Borders Delimiting Difference in Berlin Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades doktor philosophiae (Dr. phil.) eingereicht an der Philosophischen Fakultät III der Humboldt - Universität zu Berlin von Constance Carr B.Sc., M.E.S. geboren am 21.06.70 in Atlanta U.S.A. (kanadische Staatsbürgerschaft) Prof. Dr. Christoph Markschies Präsident der Humboldt – Universität zu Berlin Prof. Dr. Bernd Wegener Dekan der Philosophischen Fakultät III Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Hartmut Häußermann Prof. Dr. Roger Keil Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 18. Juni 2009 Social Spatial Borders Delimiting Difference in Berlin Constance Carr Abstract This ideational dissertation delves into the philosophy and theory of social space, and arrives at a theoretical vision of social space which can help explain social processes in Berlin. Drawing on Lefebvre, theories of difference and multiplicity are spatialised. Conversely, drawing on theories of difference and multiplicity from transnational urbanism and feminist geography, the limits of Lefebvre’s theory of social difference are exposed. While the theories of Lefebvre are heavily based on Marx, the feminist poststructural theories of difference are based in the discourse on infinite flexibility, fragmentation, and radical multiplicity.