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    Miguel Martinez // 2011 // The Struggle for Social Autonomy: Squatting in Europe

    The struggle to belong

    Dealing with diversity in 21st century urban settings.

    Amsterdam, 7-9 July 2011

    The Struggle for Social Autonomy:

    What a!e We "earnt a#out $r#an %olitics from S&uatting in 'uro(e )

    *iguel *art+ne

    %a(er (resented at the nternational ./21 conference 2011

    Session: 1 $r#an (olitics #eteen contention and control .T12 .adical %otential

    *iguel *art+ne

    Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain)Departamento Sociologa IIFacultad de Ciencias Polticas SociologaCampus de Somosaguas s/n2!22" Madrid

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    & 'irst reision o' tis article as *een made tan+s to te +ind contri*ution o' &lan Moore$ Preious ideas %erepresented and discussed in seeral meetings o' S,-. (Suatting -urope .ollectie) *et%een 200 and 2011$ us Iam in de*t %it all mem*ers o' tis net%or+ 'or teir alua*le contri*utions during tese encounters$ Despite o' m

    personal responsi*ilit 'or te present %riting man o' tese ideas too+ 'orm tan+s to tat collectie %or+$

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    A#stract

    Suatting empt properties 'or liing or to deelop pu*lic actiities as lasted in -uropean cities 'or

    more tan tree decades$ &ltoug local and national conte3ts di''er signi'icantl tere are alsosome general trends and patterns tat desere sociological attention$ 4en suatting occasionall

    appears in pu*lic de*ates controers is generated and man gaps open *et%een academic social

    and political perceptions$ In tis paper I use eidence 'rom seeral -uropean cities to argue tat te

    suatters5 moement as produced an original impact in ur*an politics$ e main 'eature o' tis

    impact as *een to legitimate a relatiel %ide autonomous and mainl non6institutional mode o'

    citizen participation protest and sel'6management$ 7o% as tis *een possi*le8 4ic are te

    speci'ic contri*utions made * tis ur*an moement8 I propose to ans%er tese uestions * goinga step *eond te le't radical claims e3pressed * political suatters$ us 'our modes o'

    articulation *et%een discourses practices conte3ts and actors inoled ma *e distinguised9 1)

    opportunities and actions: 2) local and glo*al dimensions: ") social diersit %ea+ ties and

    contentious politics: ;) and te con'lictie edge o' institutionalization$ ese analtical dimensions

    are com*ined in order to e3plain *ot te main 'actors conditions and opportunities *eind

    suatting in -urope and te alua*le e''ects in ur*an politics tat are usuall idden

    misunderstood or %idel repressed * autorities$

    ntroduction

    e occupation o' empt *uildings and ouses in order to satis' ousing needs or to deelop social

    actiities as *een a %idel spread practice all oer -urope since te 1

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    Despite particular ccles o' eolution in di''erent cities te tide o' suatting rolled troug oter

    countries in te coming decades suc as Denmar+ Spain reece Poland etc$ ere is good

    eidence (.oopmans 1 7erreros 200; Martinez 2002) tat tis e3pansion %as due to

    transnational imitation and multiple personal connections %ic constituted di''use social andpolitical net%or+s$

    Since te seminal %or+ o' Castells (1!") de*ates on te de'inition o' ur*an moements ae *een

    ongoing (Pic+ance 200" Maer 200@)$ 4ile Castells empasized te e''ects o' moements on

    5structural social cange5 and 5ur*an meaning5 oter autors 'ocused more 'or instance on

    constraints coming 'rom a %ider conte3t organisational resources and internal dnamics (>illasante

    1!;: Pic+ance 1! 1!@: Fainstein and 7irst 1)$ 4at are ten te main 'eatures o'suatting as an ur*an moement8 Firstl suatting o' empt *uildings encompasses *ot idden

    and isi*le actions$ e latter emerge %en a set o' organised groups ma+es pu*lic claims 'or te

    legitimac o' suatting 66*anners and 'lags on te %alls or lea'lets distri*uted to neig*ours are

    'reuent indicators$ =ot long6lasting political organizations 'or %om suatting is a central

    struggle and coordination plat'orms set up * suats at cit %ide or district leels are also proo's o'

    te consistenc o' social net%or+s lin+ing suatters %it eac oter$ In addition man inisi*le

    suatters are elped * political actiists and ma+e use o' in'ormal ties tat allo% tem to suatremain and oppose treats o' eiction$ Secondl *eond te immediate satis'action o' suatters5

    material needs a more general political 'rame underlies eer %ae o' suatting initiaties$

    &ccording to tis 'rame suatting callenges ousing sortages ur*an speculation a*solute priate

    propert rigts and te capitalist production o' ur*an space as it is conducted * te State and

    priate interests$ us suatting 'its into te *road categor o' le't6li*ertarian social moements

    (Della Porta and Auct 1)$

    Suatting is an ur*an moement in %ic tere is a close connection *et%een a *road range o'

    political actiities (meetings demonstrations direct actions campaigning etc$) and a practical

    deelopment o' collectie sel'6management on man dimensions o' li'e$ ese include te

    rea*ilitation o' *uildings te saring o' 'ood and arious resources te etics o' do6it6oursel'

    and mutual6aid te promotion o' counter6cultural e3pressions and radical le't ideas etc$

    (Mc.a1! otes 'rom o%ere 200") is connection indicates te constitution o' a persistent

    autonomousand radicalur*an moement %it a pragmatic orientation altoug some institutional

    "

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    *onds and constraints can also pla a signi'icant role in its e3pansion$

    Strong repression and generalised attempts to legalise suats 'or instance can reduce te autonom

    and radicalism o' te suatters5 moement (Mi++elsen and .arpantsco' 2001)$ Priatization andoutsourcing o' collectie consumption can also treaten te in'luential model o' sel'6organisation at

    suatted social centres (Moroni et al$ 1@ Mem*retti 200

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    contradictions in terms o' segregation and te reproduction o' ineualities (?o%e 1!@ &dil+no

    1; Martinez 2002 G%ens 200 &guilera 2010) in tis paper I %ill empasize %at made

    suatting possi*le and %at social benefitsit as ad 'or *ot te people inoled and ur*an politics

    in general$ is re'lection distinguises 'our modes o' articulation *et%een discourses practicesconte3ts and actors inoled (see Figure 1)9 1) opportunities and actions (conditions 'or te

    moement5s emergence and e3pansion): 2) local and glo*al dimensions (conte3t singularities): ")

    social diersit %ea+ ties and contentious politics (social construction o' identities): ;) te

    con'lictie edge o' institutionalization (as part o' te di''erent impacts produced * te suatters5

    moement)$ For te sa+e o' *reit I %ill concentrate m e''orts in ans%ering te t%o main

    uestions 66%at made suatting possi*le and %at %as suatting 'or66 %ile com*ining tese 'our

    analtical dimensions$

    & sort remar+ on metodolog9 I ae *een researcing on suatting in Spain since 1!

    collecting documents interie%ing actiists attending actiities in suats and participating msel'

    as an actiist in seeral suatted social centres$ In Januar 200 S,-. (Suatting -urope

    .ollectie) %as 'ounded and no% includes more tan ;0 mem*ers$ e meetings promoted * tis

    net%or+ (in Madrid Milan ?ondon =erlin and &msterdam) gae me an opportunit to contrast m

    data and interpretations o' suatting in Spain %it oter scolars and actiists across -urope$Aegular de*ates site isits and te reciprocal e3cange o' insigt'ul papers %ere an e3cellent

    inspiration$ M present depiction o' a 'e% patterns o' te suatters5 moement in -uropean cities is

    still a %or+ in progress *ut stems 'rom te participator actiist6researc %e deeloped in S,-.

    during te last t%o and a al' ears$ &ccordingl I 'ound tat uestions a*out te social conditions

    o' possi*ilit o' suatting and a*out its social and political impacts %ere some o' te most releant

    ones 'or *ot actiists and researcers$ ere'ore I re'lect on tem no% and s+ip oter aspects or

    side e''ects o' tis moement$

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    4igure 1 Analytical frameor5 for researching on the s&uatters6 mo!ement

    Source9 autor$

    1 What ma5es s&uatting (ossi#le)

    &*oe all suatting consists o' a set o' collectie actions aimed to use empt or a*andoned

    properties 'or ousing purposes and/or 'or te promotion o' social actiities$ e +ind o' o%ner and

    te duration o' acanc aries$ e important condition ere is te e3istence o' a su''icient amount

    o' *uildings a*le to *e occupied directl or a'ter ligt %or+s o' rea*ilitation$ Suatters tend to do a

    serious researc on te speci'ic legal and economic situation o' eac apparentl in disuse *uilding$

    Freuentl neig*ours are te *est source o' in'ormation$ 7iger proportions o' acanc correlate

    %it seeral 'actors apart 'rom te actiists5 %ises9 economic crisis and slumping construction

    reduction in rental ousing stoc+ priatization o' 'ormerl pu*lic ouses increasing leels o'

    priate o%nersip o' ousing canges o' use in speci'ic *uildings decline o' industrial actiities

    ur*an rene%al processes etc$ &ccordingl te opportunities 'or suatters see+ing a place depend

    upon tese macro dnamics to proide a uantit o' e''ectie spaces read to *e suatted$

    @

    Ccles o' eolution o' te Suatters5 Moement

    Socio6CulturalEr*anPolitical K?egal/onte8t

    Singularities

    /onditions and ((ortunities'or -mergence and -3pansion

    Social

    /onstructionof dentities9PracticesDiscourses and

    et%or+s

    nstitutionaliation.egimes9 Interactions*et%een &ctiists /State / G%ners

    Social, %olitical and $r#an m(acts9Socialization Innoation ParticipationProtest Socio6Spatial Aestructuring

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    Fortunatel 'or suatters capitalist ur*an speculation is *ased on a conenient stoc+ o' empt

    *uildings %ic allo%s o%ners to dela %or+s or sales 'or a certain period o' time %ile

    negotiating te *etter price$ e ideal speculator %ants is or er o%nersip to *e rene%ed sold or

    rented at te igest price and at te earliest moment$ is %ould result in a total occupation o' te*uilt enironment in a gien moment %itout an loss or %aste o' o%ned space and suatting

    %ould *e impossi*le$ ,uite te contrar tat ideal situation neer occurs and permanent *lac+ oles

    %itin priate and pu*lic real6estate mar+ets are usuall protected * la%s$ &s a conseuence all

    te in'ormation tat suatters o*tain a*out tat essential gap and tensions %itin te process o'

    capitalist accumulation (7are 1!9 10) %ill open a %indo% 'or going aead %it suatting

    actions (Martnez 200; PLcu 200@)$

    e crucial 'actor o' emptiness o'ten depends upon ur*an planning and restructuring o' speci'ic

    areas$ Displacement o' industrial 'actories acant scools or pu*lic 'acilities %ic ae moed to

    a di''erent location residential units su*Bect to ne% regulations 6all o'ten occur %en a %ole area

    as *een designed 'or accomplising ne% 'unctions$ &utorities planners and inestors %ould

    argue tat old6'asioned areas poert crime ruins su*6standard ousing and pollution demand a

    trans'ormation o' pu*lic space and simultaneousl o' te residential *uildings and e3isting

    population tere in$ e% roads or mega proBects (li+e museums stadiums %ater'ronts commercialmalls etc$) ma also account 'or te elites6drien acanc o' a great part o' d%ellings in a particular

    ur*an area (Fainstein 1; Martin and Moroni 200

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    local and glo*al perspecties$ -ac suat as local6ur*an roots in a speci'ic neig*ourood$

    Suatting is tus an end itsel' once is pu*licl claimed and de'ended$ 4itout losing tis local

    ground suatting is also a means to 'oster oter local protests *ut some more general class and

    glo*al struggles too$ actics and strateg ten rein'orce eac oter$ is discourse perades tepu*lic 'ace o' most political suatters *ut it is not necessaril accepted or reproduced * man o'

    te di''erent groups %o suat or participate in suats$ &mong te internal diersit o' suatters

    some can empasize suatting onl as an ends %ile oters empasize suatting solel as a means$

    In addition tese di''erent political identities %itin te moement are im*ricated %it conte3t

    'actors relating to te cit or te %orld at large$ e easiest %a o' discoering tis im*rication is

    attending to te multiple connections tat suatters ae %it oter alternatie or counter6cultural

    social moements$ e latter as I %ill argue later is %ell proen %en 5social centres5 acuire aprominent isi*ilit %itin and outside te moement (Martinez 200; Mudu 200; 7od+inson and

    Catterton 200@, Mem*retti 200

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    tat aoids eictions during te %inter term (&guilera 2010 Colin 2010)$ &n euialent light

    restriction applies in Spain %en Budges are not a*le to clearl identi' %o as te willto remain

    and to o*tain te possession o' a suatted *uilding (=aucells 1 Martinez 20029 !;6;)$ us

    een %en eictions increased a'ter 1 (%en te criminal la% %as passed on) 'e% people %as'inall sentenced to Bail$ e eterlands is e3periencing a ne% situation a'ter te criminalization o'

    suatting in 2010$ Suatting is still possi*le and encouraged * 'ormer political organizations *ut it

    is rapidl repressed$ ere suatters enBo te eritage o' tousands o' suatted places suatted in

    te past decades %en tere %as a greater tolerance$ Suatting %as legal in te case o' liveable

    *uildings le't acant 'or more tan one ear and cruciall in case te o%ner ad no read6to6act

    plan 'or te *uilding$ is legac te accumulation o' e3periences can *e sarpl reduced *ut

    cannnot *e easil destroed in te sort run (G%ens 200 PruiBt 2010)$ e Enited .ingdom is tesole -uropean countr tat still 'its te tird categor altoug te coalition o' conseraties and

    li*erals in te central goernment intends to legislate against suatting 'ollo%ing te pat o' te

    Dutc goernment$ In conclusion not onl sould te legal 'rame%or+ *e not too restrictie in

    order to allo% a certain degree o' suatting (to open a *uilding and remain 'or some %ee+s or

    monts at least) *ut also te Budicial macine and te police repression must not act too 'ast and in

    an ine''icient manner so tat suatters can ris+ part o' teir assets to de' te la%$

    & 'inal strand o' te constitution o' an autonomousur*an moement is independence 'rom political

    parties la*our unions 'ormal organisations priate companies State *ureaucracies pro'essionals

    and mass media (Castells 1!" Maer 200@ oret et al 200!)$ is does not mean a complete

    impermea*ilit or te a*sence o' an mutual lin+s$ -er group o' suatters as te po%er to de'ine

    a proper strateg in order to de'end teir sta (Martinez 2010)$ o pa an attorne is a tpical

    forced participation in te State apparatus een toug some suatters also re'use to do it$

    &lternatie and independent media are pre'erred oer commercial media *ut all means are li+el to

    *e used %en tension is at its pea+$ In case o' negotiations punctual contacts %it and support

    'rom 'riendl political parties and ciil societ associations can *e e3tremel elp'ul$ e autonom

    o' te moement ten resides in tis unsta*le *alance$ Gn te one and suatters need to strengt

    on te internal cooperation among actiists and smpatisers and te transmission o' e3perience

    'rom pioneers to ne%comers$ Gn te oter and te %ea+ness o' ties and resources o' te core

    group 6 6altoug surrounded * tousands o' participants users isitors 'riends oter moements5

    militants and supporters (Moroni et al$ 1@)66 reuires occasional alliance %it more sta*le social

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    structures (arro% 1!)$ ere'ore a regular and not too aggressie mass media coerage een i'

    it treats suatters %it some un'air stereotpes can legitimate te struggle in te ees o' a %ide

    audience$

    2 What is s&uatting for)

    During te alle stages o' te suatters5 moement ccle (see Figure 1) academic de*ates

    o*literate te %ole picture o' its eolution intentions and conseuences$ Controersies tend to

    'ocus on some unintended e''ects o' suatting li+e teir consideration o' earl gentri'iers$ 7o%eer

    tese e''ects are due to di''erent interacting 'actors o' neoli*eral policies and pressures torestructure cities rater tan solel to te actions o' suatters$ I %ill set aside tis discussion no%

    and *rie'l loo+ at te beneficialconseuences o' suatting 'or suatters temseles *ut also 'or

    oter social groups and te democratic ualit o' ur*an politics in general$

    Follo%ing PruiBt5s (200;a) classi'ication I ae tried to associate te autonomyand radicalismo'

    te suatters5 moement %it te strategic persistent net%or+ed and openness tendencies o' te

    initiaties and circleso' people inoled (see Figure 2)$

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    4igure 2 Ty(es of s&uatting and autonomous-radical orientation of the s&uatters6 mo!ement

    Source9 autor$

    Suatted social centres are placed in te centre o' te grap *ecause te accomplis t%o *asic

    'unctions 'or te constitution o' te suatters5 moement9 a) te proide a pu*lic resource 'or

    meetings in'ormation leisure e3pression and socia*ilit %ic are essential *ot to get in touc

    %it +indred people and to launc ne% suats: *) *eond its alue as a material in'rastructure 'or

    actiists suatted social centres are te most isi*le e3amples o' suatting (pu*lic opinion mass

    media local autorities and neig*ours) and te most open to recruit ne% actiists and attract

    participants isitors and smpatisers %it lesser degrees o' commitment$ Some o' te *uildings

    %or+ing as social centres ost man political discourses and eents closel related to oter social

    moements (migrants5 and precarious %or+ers5 rigts ac+tiism and artiism ur*an gardens and

    organic 'ood etc$)$ e also o''er teir 'acilities to di''erent social and political organizations$

    Some oters com*ine %ea+er political concerns %it a stronger dedication to organising music

    concerts %or+sops or ceap meals and drin+s$ &rtists militants and seeral social groups mi3

    togeter in most o' te counter6cultural or entrepreneurialsocial centres *ut te can also split o''

    into more specialised enues$

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    Conservationalsuatting reclaims and preseres istorical sites or ur*an areas so tat suatting o'

    ouses eents at te pu*lic space and social centres can *e com*ined as in oter tpes o' suatted

    *uildings$ 4en residence and social centre coe3ist %itin te same *uilding a neat separation o'

    *ot actiities tends to *e esta*lised$ ere'ore sel'6managed social centres pla a crucial role inte sm*olic legitimation and promotion o' suatting as a radical tool 'or grassroots ur*an

    interention$ In Ital Spain and te E. actiists and scolars sometimes re'er to a 5social centre

    moement5 (Mudu 200; 7od+inson and Catterton 200@ oret et al$ 200!) more tan to an

    am*iguous suatters5 moement as suc$ -en %en social centres are not suatted an more te

    can *e considered part o' te autonomous and suatters5 moement / scene i' te continue %it a

    similar stle o' sel'6management and political priorities$

    Social centres o'ten su*stitute 'or te lac+ o' esta*lised organizations and cit coordination o'

    suats$ Social net%or+s o' actiists arise 'rom demonstrations and in'ormal encounters *ut social

    centres add a direct and tangi*le e3ample o' o% tings can *e managed collectiel and ope'ull

    %itout paing a rent$ ese alua*le outcomes are more di''icult to attain 'or te suats %ic are

    ta+en Bust 'or liing space$ e less %ell connected suatters are among tem and %it te nodal

    point o' social centres te less pro*a*ilit to stand * eac oter and to create a coesie and

    po%er'ul moement$ Pu*lic isi*ilit is also a *igger callenge 'or suatted ouses tan 'orsuatted social centres$ ese needs can *e 'illed * ousing and 'ormal organizations %o

    occasionall support suatting *ut te also uit supporting tat tactic as soon as te get su*sidies

    or accessi*le social ousing 'or teir mem*ers (=aile 1

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    portrait$ e itboe!(4ite =oo+) pu*lised * Dutc suatters *e'ore te *an on suatting in

    2010 and a recent pu*lication made * -nglis suatters 'acing a similar treat (S,E&S7 2011)

    constitute e3cellent responses to te strategic callenge o' communicating te goal tat nurtures te

    core o' tis moement$

    4it te centralit o' suatted and some non6suatted social centres and te emerging structures o'

    coordination o' suatted ouses %e can see some o' te least +no%n contri*utions o' suatting to

    saping an autonomous arena in ur*an politics$ First o' all suats proide spaces %ere actiists

    *elonging to di''erent social moements can meet$ is proision is administered troug collectie

    principles o' orizontal and direct democrac sel'6management non6*ureaucratic regulation or

    State control (Piazza 200

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    opportunities and sel'6con'idence tat tese collectie actions entail (4a+e'ield 1 Martinez

    2002 PruiBt 200; ?lo*et 200 7ellstrm 200@ =ouillon 200)$ It as not *een %idel recognised

    tat in comparison to oter 'orms o' actiism suatting comprises almost te %ole eerda li'e

    o' te people inoled$ Domestic tas+s gender relations and te emotional dimensions o' actiismare regularl tac+led o*liging suatters to trans'orm teir preious approaces to tese uestions$

    &mong te s+ills suatters gain is te capa*ilit to deal %it teir o%n psical space in te conte3t

    o' ur*an a''airs o' te local neig*ourood te cit and te metropolitan area$ Priate li'e and

    communal liing demands as muc e''ort as pu*lic li'e and ur*an struggle especiall in relations

    %it te cit councils o''icials politicians Budges la%ers priate o%ners companies real estate

    deelopers Bournalists researcers and all +inds o' neig*ours *e te in 'aour o' suatters

    against tem or seemingl indi''erent$

    /onclusions

    e main argument in tis paper is tat te suatters5 moement as eoled in -urope during te

    last 'our decades as a genuine autonomous ur*an moement$ Its practices around collectie

    consumption ousing sortages and alter6glo*al moements contri*uted to te satis'action o'social needs and to te legitimation o' a radical democratic approac to ur*an politics$ &s I ae

    argued a*oe te mi3 o' suatters enduring arious degrees o' precariousness and te ric set o'

    political e3periences te displa cannot support la*elling suatting as simpl li'estle anarcism or

    as a ague le'tist and radical discourse$

    &long te last decades most o' te -uropean countries ae approed legislation tat 'or*ids

    suatting %it 7olland and Enited .ingdom until recentl te most tolerant$ &t te same time tis

    general prosecution o' suatting opened room 'or institutional arrangements allo%ing some cases to

    *e legalized$ Far 'rom losing autonom or *ecoming isolated 'rom oter social moements man

    'ormer suatters remain inoled in ur*an politics$ Still te 'irm conclusion o' tis analsis is tat

    %ereer te a'orementioned structure o' political ur*an and cultural opportunities 6 6 despite

    constraints6 6 appears it is li+el tat groups o' suatters %ill ta+e adantage o' it$ is means tat

    een in a repressie conte3t +e in'ormation and actions carried out * suatters ma+e use o'

    'aoura*le conditions suc as a su''icient amount o' a*andoned properties te slo% rtm o'

    1;

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    restructuring and rene%al o' ur*an areas connections and 'ruit'ul e3canges %it alternatie social

    moements appeal to rigts and e3ceptions %itin te legal 'rame%or+s strengt and internal

    coesion and a not too critical coerage * mass media$

    In addition te suatters5 moement as spread out according to di''erent con'igurations$ Social

    centres and political suatting proided pu*lic isi*ilit political legitimation and strategic ur*an

    locations capa*le o' interconnecting te di''erent and specialised 'orms o' suatting$ et%or+s

    inole *ot suatted social centres and ouses *ut also non6suatted social centres rural suatting

    and tactical suatting$ &ltoug ties %it oter moement organizations are %ea+ te persistence o'

    te %ole net%or+ indicates a signi'icant strengt *ased on speci'ic impacts on te ur*an politics o'

    eac cit$ In particular suatted social centres constitute accessi*le meeting spaces 'or manindiiduals groups and moements$ =esides te %ole domain o' eerda li'e is a''ected * te

    collectie practices o' sel'6management$ ot te least suatting 'or liing purposes o''ers

    a''orda*le ousing and empo%er people %it ne% s+ills o' sel'6elp and social cooperation$

    &ll o' tese transnational patterns desere more care'ul and ongoing researc$ Aeleant internal

    di''erentiation te need o' acting togeter at di''erent spatial scales and speci'ic local coalitions

    %it oter citizens5 and *roader social moements can set te 'uture agenda$ oneteless ne%political issues and innoatie repertoires o' action con'ronting te ongoing %ae o' neoli*eral

    ur*an goernance also pae te %a 'or more in6dept insigts on te conditions and impacts o'

    te suatters5 moement$

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