A Critical Literature Review

Abstract

Abstract In this chapter, the authors undertake a critical literature review. The authors relate to works by political philosophers who have directly discussed equality in the city, but there are few such works. Since the book is written for a wider readership, including social scientists, urban studies scholars, planners, political scientists, and those who are in love with the urban way of life, the literature review is extended in several dimensions: contributions from a broader range of social sciences, urban studies and sociology, and political philosophy. Second, the authors incorporate a broader discourse on justice in the city because justice is only sometimes explicitly distinguished from equality in this literature. Furthermore, the authors look at some contributions which indirectly bear on their questions, even if they do not address them directly. The authors explain what remains to be done and how their work aims to do this.