Austerity urbanism : patterns of neo-liberalisation and resistance in six cities of Spain and the UK
Davies, Jonathan S. (Montfort University)
Blanco, Ismael (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

Date:	2017
Abstract:	This paper explores neoliberalisation and its counter-currents through a six-case study of austerity urbanism in Spain and the UK. Applying Urban Regime Theory it highlights the role of urban politics in driving, variegating and containing neoliberalism since the 2008 crash. Variegated austerity regimes contribute to strengthening neoliberalism, but with limits. Welfarism survives austerity in felicitous circumstances. And, where contentious politics thrive, as in Spain, it holds out the potential for a broader challenge to neoliberalism. In contrast, austerity regimes in the UK cities are strongly embedded. The legacies of past struggles, and differing local and regional traditions form an important part of the explanation for patterns of neoliberalisation, hybridization and contestation.
Grants:	Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad CSO2012-32817
Note:	Altres ajuts: ESRC/ES/L012898/1
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Austerity ; Neoliberalism ; Regime ; Resistance ; Urban
Published in:	Environment and Planning. A, Vol. 49 Núm. 7 (2017) , p. 1517-1536, ISSN 0308-518X

DOI: 10.1177/0308518X17701729

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