Territory as Political Class Technology: Legal Geographies of the Pandemic in Madrid
Abstract
In the last two decades, there have been multiple processes of urban renewal that have given
rise to new forms of spatiality and territoriality in the city, especially since the consolidation of global
security policies after 9/11. The latter have resulted in multiple forms of urban segregation and fragmentation. In Madrid, the declaration of the state of alarm due to COVID-19 in March 2020 and, furthermore, the enforcement of closures in the so-called Basic Health Zones (ZBS) by the local government
reinforces even more the former dynamics. Based on the methodology of Legal Geography, this
work examines the regulations imposed as part of the development of said ZBS between September 2020 and May 2021. This is done through a study that compares the territorial restriction mechanisms imposed through said regulations and the published epidemiological indicators. Ultimately, the analysis interrogates the links between the Basic Health Zones and the security dynamics developed in Madrid in relation to a fragmented urban structure based on social class inequality.
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