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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792181203321

Autore

Manjikian Mary

Titolo

Securitization of property squatting in Europe / / Mary Manjikian

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-24334-8

1-136-24335-6

0-203-10318-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (261 p.)

Collana

Routledge research in urban politics and policy ; ; 2

Disciplina

307.3/36

Soggetti

Squatter settlements - Europe

Squatters - Europe

Housing policy - Europe

Urban policy - Europe

Internal security - Europe

Public safety - Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: housing, neighbors and the politics of fear -- How we talk about squatting -- Squatting and antisquatting in Britain -- Incorporating the enclave of Juliana Christiania -- Grenoble, 2010: failed attempts to securitize the Roma squats -- "The last bastion of squatting in Europe" or the end of Dutch tolerance -- Conclusion: Is desecuritization of housing policy possible or desirable?.

Sommario/riassunto

<P>Housing is no longer about having a place to live - but about state pressures to conform, norms and policies regarding citizenship, and practices of surveillance and security. Breaking new ground in the field of urban politics and international relations, <EM>Securitization of Property Squatting in Europe</EM> examines and critiques legislative initiatives and examines governmental attempts to reframe urban property squatting as a crime and a threat to domestic security.</P><P>Using examples from France, Netherlands, Denmark, and Great Britain, Mary Manjikian argues that developments within