NEOLIBERAL_CITI
NEOLIBERAL_CITI: Re-framing urban neoliberalism and neo-liberal citizenship – Enactments of resistance and practices of protest
| Coordinatore | UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE MADRID
Organization address
address: CALLE EINSTEIN, CIUDAD UNIV CANTOBLANCO RECTORADO 3 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Spain [ES] |
| Totale costo | 45˙000 € |
| EC contributo | 45˙000 € |
| Programma | FP7-PEOPLE
Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) |
| Code Call | FP7-PEOPLE-2010-RG |
| Funding Scheme | MC-ERG |
| Anno di inizio | 2011 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2011-04-01 - 2014-03-31 |
Partecipanti
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UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE MADRID
Organization address
address: CALLE EINSTEIN, CIUDAD UNIV CANTOBLANCO RECTORADO 3 contact info |
ES (MADRID) | coordinator | 45˙000.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'The widespread proliferation of neoliberal ideology and the application of its central principles to urban development can be portrayed as key aspects that introduced major modifications in the ways urban politics are conceived today. Such transformations do not exclusively apply to the political sphere – neoliberalism has also affected the habits of how people imagine, perceive and appropriate urban spaces in their daily life. Cities play a strategic role in the variegated geographies of neoliberalism, but relatively little research critically assessed conceptually the challenges democracy faces in neoliberal societies. The interdisciplinary research project NEOLIBERAL_CITI will tackle this gap – it investigates the discourses and practices of contest and re-appropriation of urban space, thus providing a novel understanding of how opposition against neoliberal urban development and neo-liberal citizenship is being re-framed after the recent financial and economic crisis. Against the background of the application of innovative qualitative methodologies such as reflexive photography and biography-oriented narrative interviews, the project aims at advancing theoretical debates within citizenship studies and urban geography as well as at producing new empirical insights to the broader implications of urban neoliberalism.
The design of the research project responds to the sound embedding the applicant has within areas such as critical urban research, social theory, citizenship studies and human geography. Additionally, he is a recognised expert for the implementation of qualitative empirical research. The development of NEOLIBERAL_CITI gives him the opportunity to constitute an independent research group about neoliberal urbanism and neo-liberal citizenship at his host institution. Such an aim responds both to the position of professional maturity and the long-lasting professional stability he was recently offered.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
Research on neoliberal urban policies and movements provides insight on struggles that arose during the recession.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Contemporary urban politics contains a dissonance between political leaders and officials on one side, and activist citizens and alternative media on the other. This is especially evident in recent years with the economic crisis that has impacted the EU and other areas of the world.
The EU-funded NEOLIBERAL_CITI project used an interdisciplinary approach to examine the socially shared discourse within acts of citizenship such as housing struggles and the occupation of abandoned buildings. This was useful in order to arrive at a critical reconstruction of the opposition to neoliberal urban development and citizenship.
Partners explored key questions pertaining to the way social movements relate to cities after the recession, how they transfer more resistance to the mainstream debate, and the point at which neoliberalism can be halted or turned back by creating new discourses.
Empirical research about urban policies and the struggle of urban movements opposing the dominant ruling class was conducted in Europe and Latin America. The primary focus was on cities in Argentina, Greece and Spain.
The results of the research were published in significant academic journals. Beyond that, dissemination efforts were undertaken to communicate results to a wider audience to include those who play a role in today's urban struggles.