ABSTRACT
This chapter deals with insecurities not just with regard to the other (outside) but also with regard to the other (within), that is, neighbours. The chapter outlines the ways in which the very architecture of residential space of the educated middle class in a gated community represents and makes exclusivity, privacy and security the organising principles of EMC living. The idea of gated enclaves in neo-urban was also discussed. The need for walls, gates and enclosed spaces is certainly tied to EMC’s perception of vulnerability, a perceived threat of crime and disorder, and a need to consolidate its classed identity. However, if one were to understand gates as solely linked to the issues of security and perceived threat of crime, one is likely to miss another important purpose these gated and enclosed living spaces serve. The positionality of EMC is contingent on securing their spatial stronghold against the class-other and the rurality of peri-urban space.
