Revisiting Contemporary Political Radicalism
Squatters and Social Centers in Western European Cities
Cesar Guzman-Concha(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 30. November 2018
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-1-138-06806-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book explores the movement of self-managed social centres, also known as squatting movement. It studies why this movement has been more active and stronger in certain cities, focusing on the relationship between environments and their different trajectories. Through a comparative analysis, the book studies the conditions under which left-wing activists, associated with urban and housing movements, local artists and the young, created this sui generis social movement in a well-defined group of cities in Western Europe. Thus, it offers the first systematic comparison of the movement of self-managed social centres in Western Europe. The book centres its attention on the larger social, political and urban contexts across the different periods that it covers, paying attention to the ways in which various aspects of these contexts helped this movement to settle down and thrive.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
3 s/w Zeichnungen, 12 s/w Tabellen, 3 s/w Abbildungen
12 Tables, black and white; 3 Line drawings, black and white; 3 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-138-06806-3 (9781138068063)
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Person
Cesar Guzman-Concha is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities, Scuola Normale Superiore, Florence, Italy.
Content
1. Introduction: The Contemporary Squatters Movement in Western Europe
2. Interpreting Radical Social Movements
3. A Comparitive Analysis of the Squatting Movement in Western Europe
4. Trajectories: The First Constellation
5. Trajectories: The Second Constellation
6. Conclusions
2. Interpreting Radical Social Movements
3. A Comparitive Analysis of the Squatting Movement in Western Europe
4. Trajectories: The First Constellation
5. Trajectories: The Second Constellation
6. Conclusions