Contentious Politics and the Welfare State: Squatting in Sweden

ISBN-13: 9781138091719 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 200 str.

Dominika V. Polanska

Opis

This book outlines the history of squatting in Sweden and analyses the conditions under which squatting has intensified and declined in the country between 1968 and 2017.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Previous studies on squatting in Sweden and beyond  2. Squatting in the Swedish media  3. Parliamentary discussions and de-legitimation techniques  4. Squatters’ self-presentations and the creation of adversaries  5. "It is right to rebel" or why squatters do what they do  6. Conclusion: Contesting Consensus

O autorze

Dominika V. Polanska is Associate Professor of Sociology at the Institute of Housing and Urban Research, Uppsala University, Sweden and the author of several studies on squatting and housing movements in Poland and Sweden.