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Framing Urban Movements, Contesting Global Capitalism and Liberal Democracy

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Contested Cities and Urban Activism

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The author discusses the notions of urban movements and urban activism in relation to significant societal contexts and different forms of urban politics. Additionally, four categories of urban activism and movements are distinguished and illustrated with various examples from southern Europe and Latin America. The chapter summarises some theoretical conclusions stemming from the literature in order to nuance the analysis of urban movements’ outcomes to shape the production, governance and change of cities.

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Notes

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  1. Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

    Miguel Angel Martínez López

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  1. City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong

    Ngai Ming Yip

  2. Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

    Miguel Angel Martínez López

  3. Fudan University, Shanghai, China

    Xiaoyi Sun

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Martínez López, M.A. (2019). Framing Urban Movements, Contesting Global Capitalism and Liberal Democracy. In: Yip, N., Martínez López, M., Sun, X. (eds) Contested Cities and Urban Activism. The Contemporary City. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1730-9_2

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