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Byggarbetarna bakom den Globala Staden: En komparativ studie av arbetsförhållanden inom byggsektorn i Qatar och Singapore

Ribbing, Lovisa LU (2023) STVK04 20231
Department of Political Science
Abstract (Swedish)
In this study, the role that construction, architecture and infrastructure plays in efforts to advance within a global hierarchy of cities, as well as effects on the people behind the construction, are explored through the curious cases of Qatar and Singapore. Although drastically different in most cultural, geographical and historical aspects, these two cases demonstrate clear similarities in their strategies to obtain international status and acquire capital. Upon closer examination of the image that these two countries’ project to the outside world, and the developments of their urban landscapes, it becomes clear that they are competing within the same arena. Further, stories from migrant workers in the construction industry of each... (More)
In this study, the role that construction, architecture and infrastructure plays in efforts to advance within a global hierarchy of cities, as well as effects on the people behind the construction, are explored through the curious cases of Qatar and Singapore. Although drastically different in most cultural, geographical and historical aspects, these two cases demonstrate clear similarities in their strategies to obtain international status and acquire capital. Upon closer examination of the image that these two countries’ project to the outside world, and the developments of their urban landscapes, it becomes clear that they are competing within the same arena. Further, stories from migrant workers in the construction industry of each country exposes extensive similarities concerning the lived experience of low-skilled labor force in these wealthy states. The findings of this paper uncover that urban developments within these countries are carried out at the expense of migrant labor rights. (Less)
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author
Ribbing, Lovisa LU
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organization
course
STVK04 20231
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Qatar, Singapore, International Image, Branding, Global City, Labor Migration, Labor Conditions, The Kafala-System, Cosmopolitanism
language
Swedish
id
9115513
date added to LUP
2023-08-18 16:34:08
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2023-08-18 16:34:08
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  abstract     = {{In this study, the role that construction, architecture and infrastructure plays in efforts to advance within a global hierarchy of cities, as well as effects on the people behind the construction, are explored through the curious cases of Qatar and Singapore. Although drastically different in most cultural, geographical and historical aspects, these two cases demonstrate clear similarities in their strategies to obtain international status and acquire capital. Upon closer examination of the image that these two countries’ project to the outside world, and the developments of their urban landscapes, it becomes clear that they are competing within the same arena. Further, stories from migrant workers in the construction industry of each country exposes extensive similarities concerning the lived experience of low-skilled labor force in these wealthy states. The findings of this paper uncover that urban developments within these countries are carried out at the expense of migrant labor rights.}},
  author       = {{Ribbing, Lovisa}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Byggarbetarna bakom den Globala Staden: En komparativ studie av arbetsförhållanden inom byggsektorn i Qatar och Singapore}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}