The Squatters' Movement in Europe : Commons and Autonomy as Alternatives to Capitalism

Intro -- Half-title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Squatting as an Alternative to Capitalism -- Box 0.1 Some Notes about SqEK's Activist-Research Perspective -- Box 0.2 SqEK Processes as an Alternative to Capitalism -- 1. Squatting as a Response to Social Needs, the Housing Question and the Crisis of Capitalism -- Box 1.1 The Environmental Basis of the Political Economy of Squatting -- Part I: Case Studies -- 2. 'The Fallow Lands of the Possible': An Enquiry into the Enacted Criticism of Capitalism in Geneva's Squats -- Box 2.1 Anti-Capitalist Communes Remaining Despite Legalisation: The Case of House Projects in Berlin -- 3. The Right to Decent Housing and a Whole Lot More Besides: Examining the Modern English Squatters Movement -- Box 3.1 Criminalisation One Year On -- 4. The Power of the Magic Key: The Scalability of Squatting in the Netherlands and the United States -- Box 4.1 Provo -- Box 4.2 My Personal Experience as a NYC Neighbour -- 5. 'Ogni Sfratto Sarà una Barricata': Squatting for Housing and Social Conflict in Rome -- Box 5.1 The French Housing Movement: Squatting as a Mode of Action Among Other Tools -- Part II: Specific Issues -- 6. Squats in Urban Ecosystems: Overcoming the Social and Ecological Catastrophes of the Capitalist City -- 7. Squatting and Diversity: Gender and Patriarchy in Berlin, Madrid and Barcelona -- Box 7.1 Some Examples of the Great Variety and Diversity within the Berlin Squatting Environment -- 8. Unavoidable Dilemmas: Squatters Dealing with the Law -- Box 8.1 The interaction between Spheres of Morality and of Legality -- Box 8.2 'Your Laws are Not Ours': Squatting in Amsterdam -- Conclusions -- Appendix: The Story of SqEK and the Production Process of This Book -- Notes on Contributors -- Index