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Infrastructures of Hope: A Theoretical Model for Precarity, Radical Empathy, and Collective Hope in Post-Disaster Urbanism

Devran Bengü

Published 2025 in Journal of Planning

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This article proposes a four-layer theoretical model—Infrastruc-tures of Hope (IH)—that centers the flow Precarity → Radical Empathy → Collective Hope in post-disaster urbanism, moving beyond a purely engineering view of resilience. No empirical findings are reported. The contribution is threefold: (i) theoretical— articulating IH and introducing the directed chain precarity–radical empathy–collective hope to planning scholarship; (ii) method-ological—offering a context-adaptable testability/reporting template (CFA → SEM flow, Panels A/B) and principles for adapting validated scales without new scale development; (iii) application/ policy—framing Collective Action Intention (CAI) as a candidate outcome/monitoring indicator. The model draws on Butler for precarity, Bloch for hope, and Nussbaum with Caswell & Cifor for radical empathy. Through contextual adaptation of validated instruments, IH enables testing of H1–H6 paths (hope, empathy, perceived precarity, CAI). The template recommends CFA for measurement and SEM for structural relations; mediation (H6) is expected along the Empathy → CAI route. A mixed-methods sequence combines qualitative exploration (ethnographic/participatory workshops, discourse/narrative analysis, observation) with quantitative testing (adapted surveys), operationalising indicators such as framing, representational equity, and vision/scenario cycles in the discursive and temporal layers. In practice, IH recommends: (i) aligning proximity/access, permeability, and flexibility with affective safety and belonging; (ii) institutionalising par-Umudun

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