DISADVANTAGES faced by people in some urban areas will be explored by a new project at Oxford Brookes.
The four-year research venture has been funded by the European Commission and aims to address urban disadvantages and territorial stigmatisation.
It will be led by Dr Juliet Carpenter from the school of the built environment at Brookes and will work with researchers, policy makers, residents and artists.
Dr Carpenter said: “The project is a great opportunity for the team of researchers to learn about marginalisation in different cities in the EU and Latin America.
“We’re hoping to develop new methods using techniques such as digital ethnography, which ultimately will have an impact on the communities who live in these neighbourhoods, addressing stereotypes and stigmatization.”
The £500,000 project involves three EU NGOs as well as the University of Bath, University of PUC-Rio in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil and the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City.
Over the next four years it will run a series of international events including five conferences, two summer schools, workshops and seven case studies.
Organising team leader Dr Christina Horvath said: “Territorial stigmatisation affects residents of marginalised neighbourhoods worldwide.
“Exploring how creativity works is the first step towards building capability and enabling residents to enhance their self-esteem and life opportunities”.
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