1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910559800903321

Autore

Martínez Miguel A.

Titolo

Squatters in the capitalist city : housing, justice, and urban politics / / Miguel A. Martínez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Taylor & Francis, 2020

New York : , : Routledge, , 2020

ISBN

9781315719023

1315719029

9781317514749

1317514742

9781317514756

1317514750

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (295 pages)

Collana

Housing and society series

Classificazione

ARC010000SOC026030

Disciplina

307.3/36

307.336

Soggetti

Squatter settlements - Political aspects - Europe

Housing - Political aspects - Europe

Squatters - Political activity - Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910845079303321

Autore

Bentivegna Sara

Titolo

(Un)Civil Democracy : Political Incivility as a Communication Strategy / / by Sara Bentivegna, Rossella Rega

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024

ISBN

9783031544057

3031544056

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (115 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

RegaRossella

Disciplina

320.014

Soggetti

Europe - Politics and government

Communication in politics

Elections

European Politics

Political Communication

Electoral Politics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Politicians and the Attractions of Incivility -- Chapter 2: The Media Industry of Incivility -- Chapter 3: Citizens and the Seductive Power of Incivility -- Chapter 4: Incivility as a Tool for Social Change -- Chapter 5: Incivility and Democracy.

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers a systematization of the recourse to political incivility by different subjects and in different contexts. The authors argue that



incivility has now become a strategic resource that can be used by various actors in the public arena to achieve specific goals. We are referring not only to traditional political subjects, but also to journalists, citizens, movements and protest groups, that is to a plurality of actors who, from different angles, contribute to the construction of the “political spectacle”. This resource can be activated according to circumstances and conveniences, whether their nature be political (to place an issue at the center of public debate or a new actor in the offer range), mediatic (to achieve an increase in visibility or viewership) or relational (to expand one’s visibility and centrality in social media). The book identifies common elements linking the different levels of use of incivility, which can be traced in uncivil forms of communication. These are their expressive power (memorable gestures and unequivocal messages, which are immediately recognizable and visible), their aggregation power (they build group identities, and consolidate allegiances and bonds) and their mobilization power (they galvanize people, and inspire them to participate and take action). Sara Bentivegna is Full Professor at the Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Rossella Rega is Associate Professor at the University of Siena, Italy.