Solidarity and collective forms of social reproduction: the social and political legacy of Syntagma Square, Athens
Solidarity and collective forms of social reproduction: the social and political legacy of Syntagma Square, Athens
The latest encampments in public spaces, such as Occupy Wall Street, Taksim Square and Syntagma Square, have highlighted the significance of public space in shaping social, economic and political struggles around the world. In this paper, drawing on a qualitative study of Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece, we confirm that spontaneous, self-organised movements, such as the Aganaktismenoi (Indignant) movement, could function as intermediaries between protest and resistance, leading to the institution of urban practices of commoning. We argue that the innovative attributes of such movements inspire and trigger the introduction of new decision-making mechanisms, social relationships and political subjectivities and the institution of solidarity and collective forms of social reproduction. We conclude that these initiatives constitute a radicalization of political struggles and have a positive effect both in terms of increased civic participation and the emergence of new collective identities and political subjectivities.
Squares, social movements, social reproduction, solidarity
Pettas, Dimitris
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Daskalaki, Maria
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27 March 2021
Pettas, Dimitris
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Daskalaki, Maria
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Pettas, Dimitris and Daskalaki, Maria
(2021)
Solidarity and collective forms of social reproduction: the social and political legacy of Syntagma Square, Athens.
Social & Cultural Geography.
(doi:10.1080/14649365.2021.1901973).
Abstract
The latest encampments in public spaces, such as Occupy Wall Street, Taksim Square and Syntagma Square, have highlighted the significance of public space in shaping social, economic and political struggles around the world. In this paper, drawing on a qualitative study of Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece, we confirm that spontaneous, self-organised movements, such as the Aganaktismenoi (Indignant) movement, could function as intermediaries between protest and resistance, leading to the institution of urban practices of commoning. We argue that the innovative attributes of such movements inspire and trigger the introduction of new decision-making mechanisms, social relationships and political subjectivities and the institution of solidarity and collective forms of social reproduction. We conclude that these initiatives constitute a radicalization of political struggles and have a positive effect both in terms of increased civic participation and the emergence of new collective identities and political subjectivities.
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Solidarity and collective forms of social reproduction
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Accepted/In Press date: 22 December 2020
e-pub ahead of print date: 19 March 2021
Published date: 27 March 2021
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Squares, social movements, social reproduction, solidarity
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ISSN: 1464-9365
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