The death and life of gentrification. A map of a persistent idea

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Japonica Brown-Saracino's work offers a provocative new perspective on gentrification that aims to spark new conversations and reframe the persistent idea in urban studies. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.ESTABLISHES_NEW_DIRECTION.

Hélène Bélanger

doi:10.1080/01419870.2026.2715768

August 20, 2026Ethnic and Racial Studies

The death and life of gentrification. A map of a persistent idea

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To re-evaluate conventional frameworks of gentrification and offer a critical synthesis of how the concept has evolved across decades of urban scholarship.
Synthesized theoretical and empirical perspectives across more than two decades of gentrification research.
Analyzed conceptual shifts, core debates, and enduring themes in urban sociology and neighborhood change scholarship.
Critically reassesses established assumptions regarding the drivers and social consequences of neighborhood redevelopment.
Presents an updated conceptual mapping to stimulate new analytical directions in urban gentrification discourse.

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Theoretical review explores evolving paradigms of gentrification in urban neighborhoods, suggesting new frameworks for understanding city transformation.

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After more than 20 years of research on gentrification, Japonica Brown-Saracino presents, in The Death and Life of Gentrification, an unapologetically provocative argument to spark a new conversati...

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