The Right to Housing: Squatter Settlements in Interwar Belgrade—The Defense and Demolition of Jatagan-mala
Abstract
Abstract: This article describes a squatter settlement that arose in Belgrade between the two world wars and the communities that lived in it and fought for their right to housing. At the end of the war in 1918, a completely new phenomenon appeared in Belgrade—the squatter settlement. Jatagan-mala was the largest and best known among them. It is used as a case in point to analyze the municipal authorities’ attitude toward squatter settlements and their residents. It is shown how Belgrade Municipality threatened to demolish Jatagan-mala and then partially tore it down, and how it dealt with those who, as a result, were left without a roof over their head. The article also describes the residents’ battle not to lose their homes. Organized and strong in the beginning, over time, their efforts flagged, and in the end, they haggled over monetary compensation for their demolished homes.
Keywords:
urban poor / squatter settlements / municipal reactions / inhabitants’ response / Belgrade / Jatagan-malaSource:
Journal of Urban History, 2016Publisher:
- SAGE Publications Inc
Funding / projects:
- Geography of Serbia (RS-47007)
DOI: 10.1177/0096144216632747
ISSN: 0096-1442 (Print); 1552-6771 (Online)
WoS: 000436059100011
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85048772071
Institution/Community
Географски институт „Јован Цвијић“ САНУ / Geographical Institute Jovan Cvijić SASATY - JOUR AU - Vuksanović-Macura, Zlata AU - Macura, Vladimir PY - 2016 UR - https://dais.sanu.ac.rs/123456789/1315 AB - Abstract: This article describes a squatter settlement that arose in Belgrade between the two world wars and the communities that lived in it and fought for their right to housing. At the end of the war in 1918, a completely new phenomenon appeared in Belgrade—the squatter settlement. Jatagan-mala was the largest and best known among them. It is used as a case in point to analyze the municipal authorities’ attitude toward squatter settlements and their residents. It is shown how Belgrade Municipality threatened to demolish Jatagan-mala and then partially tore it down, and how it dealt with those who, as a result, were left without a roof over their head. The article also describes the residents’ battle not to lose their homes. Organized and strong in the beginning, over time, their efforts flagged, and in the end, they haggled over monetary compensation for their demolished homes. PB - SAGE Publications Inc T2 - Journal of Urban History T1 - The Right to Housing: Squatter Settlements in Interwar Belgrade—The Defense and Demolition of Jatagan-mala DO - 10.1177/0096144216632747 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_1315 ER -
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Vuksanović-Macura, Z.,& Macura, V.. (2016). The Right to Housing: Squatter Settlements in Interwar Belgrade—The Defense and Demolition of Jatagan-mala. in Journal of Urban History SAGE Publications Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1177/0096144216632747 https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_1315
Vuksanović-Macura Z, Macura V. The Right to Housing: Squatter Settlements in Interwar Belgrade—The Defense and Demolition of Jatagan-mala. in Journal of Urban History. 2016;. doi:10.1177/0096144216632747 https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_1315 .
Vuksanović-Macura, Zlata, Macura, Vladimir, "The Right to Housing: Squatter Settlements in Interwar Belgrade—The Defense and Demolition of Jatagan-mala" in Journal of Urban History (2016), https://doi.org/10.1177/0096144216632747 ., https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_1315 .