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Radical Municipalism
The Politics of the Common and the Democratization of Public Services
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Radical Municipalism explores how commons-based approaches can drive transformation at the local level and beyond. With 15 case studies from Europe and the Americas, it examines the challenges and opportunities for actors implementing common strategies. A vital resource for scholars and activists seeking alternatives to capitalism....
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Radical Municipalism explores how commons-based approaches can drive transformation at the local level and beyond.
With 15 case studies from Europe and the Americas, it examines the challenges and opportunities for actors implementing common strategies.
A vital resource for scholars and activists seeking alternatives to capitalism.
Series: Alternatives to Capitalism in the 21st Century
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Radical Municipalism
Radical Municipalism explores how commons-based approaches can drive transformation at the local level and beyond. With 15 case studies from Europe and the Americas, it examines the challenges and opportunities for actors implementing common strategies. A vital resource for scholars and activists seeking alternatives to capitalism.Hardback$37100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529236903
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 26 February 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Illustration: Not illustrated
Contributors:
- Contributions by Laura Roth
- Contributions by Carlos Delclós
- Contributions by Ismael Blanco
- Contributions by Anaïs Varo
- Contributions by Matthew Thompson
- Contributions by Marco Aparicio Wilhelmi
- Contributions by Mara Ferreri
- Contributions by Lorenzo Vidal-Folch
- Contributions by Ricard Goma
Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 272
About the Author
Iolanda Bianchi is an urban and political sociologist. Her research focuses on the interplay between public and collective action at the urban scale and examines how this interplay generates governance, policy and social change to achieve more just, equitable and democratic cities. She currently holds a Ramón y Cajal Research Fellowship at the University of Barcelona.
Bertie Russell is a senior research fellow at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA), Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona. His work focuses on ecosocial transition, alternative organisation and the politics of the common. He is co-director of Abundance, promoting public-common strategies to democratise the economy and support a just ecological transition.
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