ABSTRACT
As suggested in Chapter 1, territoriality is a phenomenon not confined to the world of formalized politics. Territorial configurations exist at a variety of spatial scales and are constantly reproduced, contested and transformed. At more micro-levels, territorial strategies may be used in attempts either to attain or to retain power or to achieve particular outcomes. This chapter focuses on issues related to social inequalities and indicates how, first, these inequalities are mapped onto space and, second, how social life affects, and is affected by, territorial formations. In the main, these are territorial phenomena which are less obvious, with less clear-cut boundaries, and which may be more difficult to detect and observe, relative to those discussed in earlier chapters. Although they may appear more nebulous, this does not make them any less ‘real’, as these ‘informal’ territories can still convey quite clear meanings to those concerned and are bound up with strategies of enforcement and control (Delaney 2005). While the processes occurring may be different, they can still be seen as spatial reflections of power and influence, and each of the examples chosen reflects the interconnections between geographical space and everyday life.
