Abstract
The paper assesses the Spanish housing activists Plataforma de Afectados por La Hipoteca (PAH, Platform for the Mortgage-Affected) as an example of left-wing convergence. From the perspective of the horizontal democratic practices and civil disobedience tactics they adopt, the paper acknowledges the anarchist, Marxist and reformist influences in PAH and reveals how the creative tension between activists of different persuasions has aided the movement’s relative success. In harnessing and transforming the revolutionary subjectivity of the movement of the squares in 2011, PAH has in turn led to a broader urban radical politics. This new revolutionary subjectivity captures PAH’s legacy and positioning within broader anti-austerity politics.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 854-868 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Globalizations |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Early online date | 12 Feb 2020 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 12 Feb 2020 |
Structured keywords
- SPS Centre for Urban and Public Policy Research
Keywords
- PAH
- anarchism
- Marxism
- social movements
- civil disobedience
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Dr Oscar J B Berglund
- School for Policy Studies - Senior Lecturer in International Public and Social Policy
- Bristol Poverty Institute
- Migration Mobilities Bristol
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