Squatters in the capitalist city : housing, justice, and urban politics /

Martínez, Miguel A.,

Squatters in the capitalist city : housing, justice, and urban politics / Miguel A. Martínez. - 1 online resource. - Housing and society series .

Squatting as an urban movement -- Autonomy from capitalism -- Socio-spatial structures -- Types of squatting -- Anomalous institutions -- Criminalisation and counter-hegemony.

To date, there has been no comprehensive analysis of the disperse research on the squatters' movement in Europe. In Squatters in the Capitalist City, Miguel A. Martnez Lpez presents a critical review of the current research on squatting and of the historical development of the movements in European cities according to their major social, political and spatial dimensions. Comparing cities, contexts, and the achievements of the squatters' movements, this book presents the view that squatting is not simply a set of isolated, illegal and marginal practices, but is a long-lasting urban and transnational movement with significant and broad implications. While intersecting with different housing struggles, squatters face various aspects of urban politics and enhance the content of the movements claiming for a right to the city.' Squatters in the Capitalist City seeks to understand both the socio-spatial and political conditions favourable to the emergence and development of squatting, and the nature of the interactions between squatters, authorities and property owners by discussing the trajectory, features and limitations of squatting as a potential radicalisation of urban democracy.

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Squatter settlements--Political aspects--Europe.
Housing--Political aspects--Europe.
Squatters--Political activity--Europe.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban
ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning

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