From the beginning of the twentieth century to the present, urbanization has gradually come to dominate political, economic, social and cultural landscapes of the contemporary world. To be urban was to be modern and the development of modern social theory relied on using the city as its research laboratory. In many of the global South cities, authorities still view informality as an annoyance and hinderance to a desired “modern” and “smart” city. Informality is still perceived as a nuisance, breeding spaces for crime, dirt, and disorder, and undesirable to a modern city.
If the term informality is understood this way: Informality of the organization then means the things about which no decision has been made - the undecided decision premises. “One can speak of informality as part of the organizational structure when an action that is not expected in the formal structure occurs with a certain regularity.?
I would recommend AbdouMaliq Simone's work on the power of informal urbanism, particularly 2022 The Surrounds: Urban Life Within and Beyond Capture. Durham, NC: Duke University Press. See his webstite: http://abdoumaliqsimone.com/
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