Italian Property Outlaws: From the Theory of the Commons to the Praxis of Occupation

Quarta, Alessandra; Ferrando, Tomaso

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“…However, with evictions and foreclosures increasing since the worsening of the debt and financial crisis as seen in the third section, a new wave of squatting projects has (re)emerged, this time also involving innovative kinds of places, like theatres, cinemas, and parks, the main claim addressed being the common(s) (e.g. Quarta and Ferrando ). Concerning housing, squatting networks—that register the demand for social housing needs through their open help‐desks—have launched a big campaign against abandoned public buildings and speculation‐oriented ones in order to denounce the overall problem and affirm the political claim of the right to housing: the “Tsunami Tour”.…”

Section: Collective Subjectification Involved By the Re‐emergence Of mentioning

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Subjectification in Times of Indebtedness and Neoliberal/Austerity Urbanism

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2016

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How can we analyse the (re)emergence of squatting in relation to the current housing crisis in Italy? Centred on the case of Rome, the paper theorizes this return as resulting from processes of subjectification in the housing sector linked to the raising of indebtedness as a main dispositif of capitalism under neoliberal/austerity urbanism agendas. The political economy-oriented literature on neoliberal/austerity urbanism is bridged with the post-Marxist approach of Maurizio Lazzarato. Debt is seen as the archetype of social relations, shaping and controlling subjectivities, making the "work on yourself" essential to the reproduction of (indebted) society. However, given the circular nature of power, indebtedness can be generative of new processes of subjectification aimed at subverting the same power relation. In this sense, the paper operationalizes the conceptualization of Foucauldian subjectification recently proposed by Judith Revel, emphasizing how subjectification always results from (1) an action/gesture and (2) a consequent deconstruction of the identity. Riassunto: Come analizzare il ritorno della pratica delle occupazioni nel contesto dell'attuale crisi del settore della casa in Italia? Focalizzandosi sul caso di Roma, il contributo analizza tale ritorno come risultante dai processi di soggettivazione nel settore della casa legati all'emergere del debito come principale dispositivo del capitalismo nella fase di adozione di politiche urbane neoliberiste e di austerità. Il contributo combina la letteratura su queste politiche nell'ambito della political economy con l'approccio postmarxista di Maurizio Lazzarato. Il debito è teorizzato come l'archetipo delle relazioni sociali che dà forma e controlla le soggettività, rendendo il "lavoro su di se" essenziale per la riproduzione della società (indebitata). Tuttavia, data la natura circolare delle relazioni di potere, il debito può dare vita a nuovi processi di soggettivazione finalizzati a sovvertire quella stessa relazione di potere. A tal proposito, il contributo rende operativa la concettualizzazione della soggettivazione foucaultiana sviluppata recentemente da Judith Revel, riconoscendo come la soggettivazione sia sempre il risultato di (i) un'azione o gesto e (ii) una conseguente decostruzione dell'identità.

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Section: Collective Subjectification Involved By the Re‐emergence Of mentioning

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2016

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“…A late development of the social centres movement came, for example, around 2011 when the campaigns for 'common goods' were embraced by a new wave of squats in abandoned theatres and cinemas all over Italy (Teatro Valle Occupato and Cinema Palazzo in Rome, Teatro Coppola in Catania, Macao in Milan, Teatro Marinoni in Venice, Asilo della Creativita in Naples, Teatro Garibaldi in Palermo, etc.) (Quarta & Ferrando 2015.…”

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Squatters in the Capitalist City

Martı́nez¹

2019

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To date, there has been no comprehensive analysis of the disperse research on the squatters' movement in Europe. In Squatters in the Capitalist City, Miguel A. Martínez López presents a critical review of the current research on squatting and of the historical development of the movements in European cities according to their major social, political and spatial dimensions.Comparing cities, contexts, and the achievements of the squatters' movements, this book presents the view that squatting is not simply a set of isolated, illegal and marginal practices, but is a long-lasting urban and transnational movement with significant and broad implications. While intersecting with different housing struggles, squatters face various aspects of urban politics and enhance the content of the movements claiming for a 'right to the city'. Squatters in the Capitalist City seeks to understand both the socio-spatial and political conditions favourable to the emergence and development of squatting, and the nature of the interactions between squatters, authorities and property owners by discussing the trajectory, features and limitations of squatting as a potential radicalisation of urban democracy.

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“…The squatting initiatives that emerged after 2009 involved innovative places, such as theatres, cinemas and parks, the main claim addressed being the common(s) (e.g. Quarta and Ferrando, 2015). With regard to housing, the three main metropolitan squatting networks ( Action-Diritti in Movimento, Blocchi Precari Metropolitani, Coordinamento di Lotta per la Casa ) have launched a major campaign against abandoned public buildings, and buildings involving speculation, in order to denounce the overall problem and affirm the political claim of the right to housing: the so-called ‘Tsunami Tour’.…”

Section: A ‘Tsunami’ Against Speculation In Times Of Neoliberal/austementioning

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The reactions of neighbourhoods to the eviction of squatters in Rome: An account of the making of precarious investor subjects

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2016

European Urban and Regional Studies

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The article compares the reactions to the eviction of squatters in two very different neighbourhoods of Rome: the centrally located, former working-class and traditionally leftist San Lorenzo; and the peripheral, recently built, speculation and mortgage-driven Nuova Ponte di Nona. While the reaction of the San Lorenzo neighbourhood to the eviction of Communia (August 2013) was highly supportive of the squatters, the residents’ committee in Nuova Ponte di Nona promoted a strong public campaign for the eviction of squatters in a building in Cerruti Street (December 2013). This raised the question of how such different responses, taking place within the same metropolitan area in the same year, can be framed. Based on interviews and the collection of secondary data, the paper addresses this question by showing how the residents of these two neighbourhoods embody the two poles of the process of subjectification created by the singular asset-based Italian welfare regime, the ‘financialization of home’ and the increasingly precarious nature of living conditions. However, a dualistic and rigid account of the neighbourhood reactions is avoided by considering the ‘commoning’ dimension as central to the actions and campaigns of both. Indeed, it shows how the residents’ committees in both cases were engaged in (re)creating new urban commons challenging the increasing privatization and individualization of everyday life prompted by neoliberal/austerity-based urbanism. The case of Nuova Ponte di Nona, however, shows that urban commons are not intrinsically emancipatory, and that the material conditions shaping the community life can lead to viewing the ‘other’ (i.e. the squatters) as a threat to their lifestyle aspirations.

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Italian Property Outlaws: From the Theory of the Commons to the Praxis of Occupation

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Subjectification in Times of Indebtedness and Neoliberal/Austerity Urbanism

Subjectification in Times of Indebtedness and Neoliberal/Austerity Urbanism

Squatters in the Capitalist City

The reactions of neighbourhoods to the eviction of squatters in Rome: An account of the making of precarious investor subjects

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