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

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.

Product details

• Authors: Claudio Cattaneo, Squatting Europe Kollective, Miguel A. Martinez Lopez, Squatting Europe Kollective
• Assisted by: Claudio Cattaneo (Editor), Squatting Europe Kollective (Editor), Miguel A. Martinez (Editor), Miguel A. Martínez (Editor)
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.05.2014
• EAN: 9780745333953
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-3395-3
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 218 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Europe, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Anarchism, Revolutionary groups & movements, Anarchism, Housing & homelessness, Revolutionary groups and movements, Housing and homelessness, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Activism & Social Justice, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions