Barcelona by Iolanda Bianchi - 9781032500768

Name: Barcelona by Iolanda Bianchi - 9781032500768
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

BarcelonaUrban Commons and Local State Assemblages\nAuthor(s): Iolanda Bianchi\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032500768, 978-1032500768\nSynopsis\nThis book explores the complex relationship between urban commons understood as a repertoire of collective action that fosters a politics of antagonism and the local state. It critiques the dominant neo-institutionalist and neo-Marxist perspectives for their deterministic and siloed views, as well as the insufficient attention they pay to the municipal scale. The book proposes a more nuanced, urban-based, outcome-oriented approach rooted in assemblage theory.\n\nThe analysis addresses a central question: can urban commons-local state assemblages benefit the politics of urban commons? The book argues that they can, provided they form rhizomatic assemblages. These allow urban commons to retain their self-governing autonomy, even as they lose some of their material au.