ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The uneven nature of urban restructuring affects neighbourhoods in different ways, which demands exploration of the broader socio-spatial relationship to foreground affinities or differences in how people claim space in different geographical locations. This cross-comparative element is important as a tool for understanding both the shared experience and the cultural differences of the working class in different places and times. In doing this, a new sociological perspective on gentrification and class can be advanced which connects public and private issues across space and time, reinvigorating urban sociological research. The definition of gentrification employed informs how its effects are conceived. Using a framework of hegemony allowed me to surpass orthodox accounts of gentrification. It enabled a broader empirical enquiry which helped generate new insights into both gentrification and displacement and the workings of hegemony within a current project.
