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Author Archives: abuaro01
Municipal Socialism- Lessons from UK Local Government?
Tweet In today’s post Neil Barnett reflects on the theme of his presentation at the Municipal Socialism conference hosted by CURA in June 2018. Firstly, a note about this intervention/ contribution to the debate. Given the stimulating nature of the … Continue reading
Posted in Crises Resistance and Alternatives, Events, Uncategorized
Tagged decentralisation, democracy, local government, municipalism, socialism
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What is Municipal Socialism in the 21st Century?
Tweet We are delighted to publish this short video, produced by Stir to Action, explaining the aims, politics and policies of contemporary Municipal Socialism. It was produced based on discussions at our recent Municipal Socialism in the 21st Century Conference … Continue reading
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The Haringey Development Vehicle – a Triumph of Local Democracy against Gentrification
Tweet Following the resignation of Claire Kober, the beleaguered Labour leader of Haringey Council, the controversial Haringey Development Vehicle – or HDV – looks set to be dead and buried. But was the anti-HDV campaign really propelled by the so-called … Continue reading
Posted in Crises Resistance and Alternatives, Uncategorized
Tagged democracy, gentrification, housing
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The 2018 Mexican presidential results: between Lula, Messi and the Bolivarian Revolution
Tweet In today’s post Dr. Valeria Guarneros-Mesa reflects on the recent electoral victory in Mexico of Andrés Manuel López Obrador. She argues that ‘AMLO’s’ victory is an important win for the Latin American left that is likely to follow a … Continue reading
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Tagged latin america, mexico, social movements
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Municipal What? Reflections on #municipalsocialism in the 21st century
Tweet Dr Bertie Russell – research associate at the University of Sheffield’s Urban Institute and contributor to our recent Municipal Socialism conference – offers some core reflections on the role of municipalist political strategies for the 21st Century. Central to … Continue reading
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Tagged local government, municipalism, socialism
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Devolution, Inclusive Growth and Local Skills Strategies
Tweet In today’s blog, CURA’s Jonathan Payne argues that the devolution agenda in England has so far been driven by a neo-liberal “growth first” approach that eschews consideration of the challenges presented by inclusive growth. He argues for an inclusive … Continue reading
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Tagged devolution, economic geography, labour market
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Conference Registration Open: Municipal Socialism in the 21st Century
Tweet With the rise of “new municipalisms” across the world, the launch of the #FearlessCities movement in Barcelona last year, and the recent renewal of commitments to “municipal socialism” by the UK Labour Party, it is timely to consider what … Continue reading
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Tagged contesting austerity, municipalism
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PhD Study Opportunities at CURA
Tweet The Centre for Urban Research on Austerity is looking for prospective PhDs students interested in developing innovative, interdisciplinary research projects in any field of the arts and humanities that relate to our established areas of expertise in urban governance, … Continue reading
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Austerity and Food Poverty: the vicious circle of obesity, ill-health and deprivation
Tweet In today’s post Hillary Shaw and Julia Shaw consider the links between poverty, poor diet and ill health. In the UK, escalating food, fuel and housing costs, stagnating incomes and poor employment prospects have realised a fateful and catastrophic … Continue reading
Deadly housing crisis enrages the people of Marseille
Tweet In today’s blog post, Leon Reichle reports and reflects on the recent collapse of residential houses in central Marseille, contextualizing it as an ugly face of urban redevelopment policies and arguing for the close attention that should be payed … Continue reading →