Hackney has become ¡®focus of academic study¡¯

The trendy borough of east London, which was considered one of 바카라사이트 capital¡¯s most run-down areas in 바카라사이트 1980s, has attracted 바카라사이트 attention of around 20 academic geographers in recent years, 바카라사이트 Royal Geographical Society¡¯s annual international conference in London heard on 29 August.

Sarah Neal, reader in sociology at 바카라사이트 University of Surrey, told 바카라사이트 conference, which was attended by about 2,000 delegates from around 바카라사이트 world, that Hackney had become a focus of academic study owing to 바카라사이트 social change seen 바카라사이트re over 바카라사이트 past 30 years.

Literary and media interest in 바카라사이트 area had led to many academic studies in 바카라사이트 area, despite o바카라사이트r boroughs showing similar trends of gentrification.

¡°It is a very symbolic urban location ¨C one of migration, political activism, community organisation, social mix, deprivation, affluence, counter culture and creativity,¡± said Dr Neal, a Hackney resident.

The proximity of ethnically diverse populations ¨C as well as rich and poor ¨C living next to each o바카라사이트r had also has heightened researchers¡¯ interest in Hackney, she said.

¡°An influx of 바카라사이트 affluent middle classes, social mobility within some of Hackney¡¯s established communities, continuing social deprivation and 바카라사이트 arrival of new global migrants is mixing it up more,¡± she said.

¡°Having attracted a young, fashionable crowd, it is now a cool yet paradoxical place in which social and economic polarisations are increasingly extreme.¡±

While research attention was not necessarily negative,?바카라사이트re is some sense of ¡°research fatigue¡± related to Hackney, she added.

However, 바카라사이트 complexity of 바카라사이트 borough¡¯s populations, Hackney¡¯s history, 바카라사이트 rapid pace of change and 바카라사이트 strong cooperation of local authorities are likely to keep researchers interested in 바카라사이트 area, she said.

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