Fear, Segregation, and Civic Engagement in Urban Trinidad By Maarit Forde The University of the West Indies Resumen Este ensayo investiga una econom´ ıa espacial de segregaci ´ on y confinamiento que da forma al compromiso c´ ıvico de los pobres urbanos que tambi´ en perpet ´ ua las jerarqu´ ıas raciales y de clase. Basado en un estudio etnogr ´ afico de un barrio empobrecido de Puerto Espa˜ na, el ensayo explora la morale colonial y neoliberal que perpet ´ ua la segregaci ´ on de clases en la Trinidad y Tobago contempor´ anea. La econom´ ıa espacial resultante de confinamiento restringe la movilidad geogr´ afica y social de los pobres urbanos. Tambi´ en regula su acceso al espacio p ´ ublico y reduce sus oportunidades de participar en debates p ´ ublicos y hacer declaraciones pol´ ıticas. En un espacio nacional fragmentado, los pobres urbanos quedan excluidos de las negociaciones de vida y futuro en com ´ un. [antropolog´ ıa social, Caribe, clase social, colonialismo, postcolonialismo, urbano] Abstract This article investigates a spatial economy of segregation and confinement that shapes the civic engagement of the urban poor while perpetuating racial and class hierarchies. Based on an ethnographic study of an impoverished neighborhood in Port of Spain, the article explores the colonial and neoliberal moralities that perpetuate class segregation in contemporary Trinidad and Tobago. The resulting spatial economy of confinement and enclosure limits the geographical and social mobility of the urban poor. It also regulates their access to public space, thus reducing their opportunities to participate in public debates and to voice political claims. In a fragmented national space, the urban poor remain excluded from negotiations of life and futures in common. [Caribbean, class, colonialism, labor, postcolonial studies, social anthropology, Trinidad and Tobago, urban] The Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, Vol. 0, No. 0, pp. 1–20. ISSN 1935-4932, online ISSN 1935-4940. C  2018 by the American Anthropological Association. All rights reserved. DOI: 10.1111/jlca.12343 Fear, Segregation, and Civic Engagement 1