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Ogni Sfratto Sarà Una Barricata: Squatting for Housing and Social Conflict in Rome
The Squatters' Movement in Europe: Commons and Autonomy as Alternatives to Capitalism
  • Pierpaolo Mudu, University of Washington Tacoma
Publication Date
5-1-2014
Document Type
Book Chapter
Abstract

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.

Citation Information
Pierpaolo Mudu. "Ogni Sfratto Sarà Una Barricata: Squatting for Housing and Social Conflict in Rome" The Squatters' Movement in Europe: Commons and Autonomy as Alternatives to Capitalism (2014) p. 136 - 163
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/pierpaolo_mudu/24/