The Squatters' Movement in Europe: Everyday Commons and Autonomy as Alternatives to Capitalism

Squatting Europe Kollective, ., Cattaneo, Claudio, Martínez López, Miguel A.

ISBN 10: 0745333958 / ISBN 13: 9780745333953

Published by Pluto Press, 2014

About this Item

First definitive guide to squatting as an alternative to capitalism, offering a unique insider's view on the movement. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFB; JPFB; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352. . 2014. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Squatters' Movement in Europe: Everyday Commons and Autonomy as Alternatives to Capitalism
• Publisher: Pluto Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0745333958
• ISBN 13: 9780745333953
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The Squatters' Movement in Europe is the first definitive guide to squatting as an alternative to capitalism. It offers a unique insider's view on the movement – its ideals, actions and ways of life. At a time of growing crisis in Europe with high unemployment, dwindling social housing and declining living standards, squatting has become an increasingly popular option.

The book is written by an activist-scholar collective, whose members have direct experience of squatting: many are still squatters today. There are contributions from the Netherlands, Spain, the USA, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and the UK.

In an age of austerity and precarity this book shows what has been achieved by this resilient social movement, which holds lessons for policy-makers, activists and academics alike.

About the Author

Claudio Cattaneo teaches ecological economics at the University of Edinburgh and the Universitŕ Carlo Cattaneo in Castellanza, Italy. He is a squatter, bicycle mechanic and olive farmer. Miguel A. Martínez López has been an activist-researcher in the squatting movement for more than a decade. He is one of the founders of the SqEK (Squatting Europe Kollective) network.SqEK is a network of activist-researchers which started to meet in 2009. It has held meetings held in Madrid, Milan, London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, New York and Paris. Find out more at: http://sqek.squat.net.