Created by social movement activists and left-wing parties during
years of austerity, Barcelona en Comu, or the Comuns (as they are
known in Catalan), won control of the city council of Barcelona in
May 2015. The ensuing municipal government gave the city its first
ever female mayor in the form of former housing rights campaigner
Ada Colau. The Comuns' administration proceeded to undertake
ambitious initiatives, attempting to regenerate democracy by
changing the relationship between municipal authority and citizen,
addressing social inequality issues and seeking to curb the
hitherto unbridled tourist expansion in the name of improving the
environment for those who live in the Catalan capital. This book
examines the extent to which the political project of the Comuns
has brought radical change in Barcelona, where it has faced
opposition from revolutionary anti-capitalists, traditional Catalan
nationalists and independentistas, as well as conservative
political and economic forces. It also considers the Comuns'
relationship to Podemos and their prospects of growing beyond the
city, in the metropolitan area of Barcelona and across Catalonia.
General
| Imprint: |
Taylor & Francis
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Europa Country Perspectives |
| Release date: |
June 2021 |
| First published: |
2020 |
| Authors: |
Richard Gillespie
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 138mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
140 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-03-208669-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-03-208669-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781032086699 |
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