Law, Social Movements and the Politics of the Commons - Cases From the Italian South

This book reinterprets the notion of the commons by tracing how it has been mobilised in the aftermath of economic crisis.

List of contents

Introduction: the commons under strain 1. The mobilisations for the commons in Palermo in the 2010s 2. On the politics of the commons: beni comuni as an empty signifier and Southern Italian neoliberalism 3. What does property have to do with this? Mistrust towards the law and ways out of it 4. Legal forms to the test of the Southern Italian commons: a non-proprietary ownership? Conclusion

About the author

Veronica Pecile is an Affiliated Researcher at Lucernaiuris - Institute for Interdisciplinary Legal Studies at the University of Lucerne, Switzerland.

Summary

This book reinterprets the notion of the commons by tracing how it has been mobilised in the aftermath of economic crisis.

Product details

• Authors: Veronica Pecile, Veronica (Harvard University) Pecile
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.01.2025
• EAN: 9781032371023
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3237102-3
• No. of pages: 122
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, Europe, LAW / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, LAW / Property, Politics & government, Property & real estate, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Social Law, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Urban communities, Tourism industry, Property and real estate, Retail and wholesale industries, Civil engineering, surveying and building, Land & real estate law, Social law and Medical law, Land and real estate law / Real property law