Overview
- Conceptualizes squatting as an act of contention and explains the political and institutional conditions under which this collective action takes place
- Provides a unique overview of the history of squatting in Montevideo, Uruguay, by covering 400 squatting cases from over six decades
- Takes an interdisciplinary perspective that integrates sociology, political science, and urban studies
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Latin American Political Economy (LAPE)
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“The book develops a perspective on squatters and politics that is sorely needed: a nuanced, interdisciplinary approach that reveals both the heterogeneity of urban poverty and the complexity of the politics surrounding squatter settlements. While Álvarez-Rivadulla has provided an empathetic view of squatters and their anguished circumstances, she has simultaneously produced an analytically and methodologically rigorous study. She skillfully illuminates the specific case of squatters in Uruguay while also developing why this particular case can be of interest to scholars working elsewhere in Latin America and beyond.” (Edward Murphy, Associate Professor, Department of History and Global Urban Studies, Michigan State University, USA)
“This book combines different issues that are very important to understand the relationship between key traits of contemporary Latin American politics and society (i.e. informality in the labor market, the politics of informality, collective action of the poor, clientelism, and squatting, among others). Studies with such a broad scope in terms of time covered and in-depth analysis of various units of observation is not common at all in the literature of the field.” (Rafael Piñeiro, Assistant Professor, Department of Political and Social Sciences, Universidad Católica del Uruguay)
“Squatters and the Politics of Marginality exposes overlooked patterns of social mobilization among the excluded in Uruguay. Combining impressive quantitative historical analysis with ethnographic work, readers are left with a complete picture of how squatting has changed both in frequency and form over time. The lesson that competitive democracies—and even those as capable as Uruguay—often tolerate land invasions and establish clientelistic relations with the marginalized shines brilliantly through.” (Alisha Holland, Assistant Professor, Department of Politics, Princeton University, USA)
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Book Title: Squatters and the Politics of Marginality in Uruguay
Authors: María José Álvarez-Rivadulla
Series Title: Latin American Political Economy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54534-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-54533-2Published: 05 July 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85415-1Published: 01 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-54534-9Published: 22 June 2017
Series ISSN: 2945-7076
Series E-ISSN: 2945-7084
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 224
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour
Topics: Latin American Politics, International Political Economy, Development and Social Change, Urban Studies/Sociology, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Electoral Politics