Squatted houses and city politics: communication and contention in Firenze
This paper is a study on the housing policy arena in Firenze. During the last years, local city governments have been focusing on fostering international, high-profile tourism. The local SMO, Movimento Lotta per la Casa (literally, Fight for the Housing Movement) has some traits of NSMs. At the same...
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| Language: | English |
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TELEMME - UMR 6570
2016-09-01
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| Series: | Amnis |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/amnis/2787 |
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| Summary: | This paper is a study on the housing policy arena in Firenze. During the last years, local city governments have been focusing on fostering international, high-profile tourism. The local SMO, Movimento Lotta per la Casa (literally, Fight for the Housing Movement) has some traits of NSMs. At the same time, there are elements that remind « old » Social Movements. It is addressing a material issue, it exercises a very physical resistance and its grammar of disobedience relies on the appropriation of urban spaces. Through the lens of the « Right to the City », I discuss here the relation between urban movements and the urban regime. |
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| ISSN: | 1764-7193 |