The squatters' movement in Europe: A durable struggle for social autonomy in urban politics

Antipode

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 866-887

  López, Miguel A Martínez ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Europe; Squatting; Urban movements; Urban politics

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POPULAR PROTEST; URBAN POLITICS;

EUROPE;

EID: 84881555352     PISSN: 00664812     EISSN: 14678330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8330.2012.01060.x     Document Type: Article

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