Byggarbetarna bakom den Globala Staden: En komparativ studie av arbetsförhållanden inom byggsektorn i Qatar och Singapore
(2023) STVK04 20231Department 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
- supervisor
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- Martin Hall LU
- organization
- course
- STVK04 20231
- year
- 2023
- 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
- date last changed
- 2023-08-18 16:34:08
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