Moral Panics and Urban Growth Machines: Official Reactions to Graffiti in New York City, 1990–2005 |
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Authors: | Ronald Kramer |
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Institution: | (1) Social Sciences Department, Western Connecticut State University, 181 White Street, Danbury, CT 06810, USA |
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Abstract: | This paper analyzes the official response to graffiti writing in New York City throughout the 1990s and into the 21st century.
Drawing from a variety of documents, such as newspaper articles, political press releases, internal memos and government reports,
I show that the city’s reaction to graffiti constitutes a moral panic and that the significance of this response can be discerned
when interpreted in the context of theoretical insights developed by urban sociologists. On this basis, I argue that moral
panics, or at least a sub-set of panics, may be central to negotiating the social conflict that accompanies the ways in which
(urban) space will be put to use. |
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