Crisis, (re-)informalization processes and protest: The case of Barcelona

In response to the economic crisis in Southern European cities, citizens have turned to political unrest. This article analyzes these responses in terms of the return of ‘reciprocity practices’ parallel to forms of informality more commonly seen in cities of the Global South. Citizen self-organizati...

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Published in:Current sociology 2017-03, Vol.65 (2), p.209-221
Main Author: Pradel-Miquel, Marc
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Basic needs
Cities
Citizens
Citizenship
Civil rights
Conflict
Economic crisis
Factories
Global cities
Migrants
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Political dissent
Politicization
Reciprocity
Resistance
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Cities
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Citizenship
Civil rights
Conflict
Economic crisis
Factories
Global cities
Migrants
Noncitizens
Political dissent
Politicization
Reciprocity
Resistance
Rights
Social groups
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