Social Movements that Care
Empathy, Solidarity, and Empowerment in the Fight Against Evictions
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“Based on a most insightful analysis of one of the most inspiring and consequential networks of activists against evictions in Spain, this book originally investigates the practices of care developed to overcome the immobilising effects of some grievances and emotions. Adopting a relational, strategic and dynamic perspective, it shows the empowering effects of care in social movements.”
— Donatella della Porta, Professor of Political Science, and Director of the Center on Social Movement Studies (Cosmos), Squola Normale Superiore, Italy.
“How do grievances lead to grassroots mobilisation? This excellent book offers a new theoretical explanation: there is a fundamental "logic of care" when solidarity early-risers politicise the grievances of those most affected by social injustice, and mobilise together. A must read for housing and social movement scholars and activists!”
— Miguel A. Martínez, Professor of Sociology, Institute for Housing and Urban Research, Uppsala University, Sweden.
“A compelling account of the ways in which Platform for those Affected by Mortgages (PAH) –a highly impactful social movement in Spain—organizes for successful contentious politics through care… one of the best books I have read about how caring makes social movements successful.”
— Joan C. Tronto, Professor Emerita, University of Minnesota, USA.
The Platform of Those Affected by Mortgages (PAH) has left a crucial mark in the history of Spanish social movements by advocating for the over 700,000 families that have been evicted since its inception in 2009. This book explores how the PAH has blocked thousands of evictions through civil resistance, prevented many more through negotiations with banks, and rehoused thousands of evicted families in apartments recuperated from banks and vulture funds. Through the framework of the Politics of Care, Felipe G. Santos explores the emotional, identity, and participatory challenges that hindered the mobilization of those affected by mortgages. The book also reveals how empathy from a group of people unaffected by mortgage issues sparked mobilization, and how care relationships empowered those facing eviction to lead the fight for housing rights.
Felipe G. Santos is a Research Fellow at City, University of London, UK, and Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania.
The Platform of Those Affected by Mortgages (PAH) has left a crucial mark in the history of Spanish social movements by advocating for the over 700,000 families that have been evicted since its inception in 2009. This book explores how the PAH has blocked thousands of evictions through civil resistance, prevented many more through negotiations with banks, and rehoused thousands of evicted families in apartments recuperated from banks and vulture funds. Through the framework of the Politics of Care, Felipe G. Santos explores the emotional, identity, and participatory challenges that hindered the mobilization of those affected by mortgages. The book also reveals how empathy from a group of people unaffected by mortgage issues sparked mobilization, and how care relationships empowered those facing eviction to lead the fight for housing rights.
Contributes to a better understanding of the processes and strategies of mobilization in social movements Uses the framework of the Politics of Care Provides a comprehensive explanation of how grievances may hamper the solidarity of those affected
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“Based on a most insightful analysis of one of the most inspiring and consequential network of activists against house evictions in Spain, this book originally investigates the practices of care developed in order to overcome the immobilising effects of some grievances and emotions. Adopting a relational, strategic and dynamic perspective, it shows the empowering effects of affective care, identity care and participation care.” (Donatella della Porta, Professor of Political Science, and Director of the Center on Social Movement Studies (Cosmos), Squola Normale Superiore)
“How do grievances lead to grassroots mobilisation? This excellent book offers a new theoretical explanation which is unusual in social movement studies: there is a fundamental "logic of care" when solidarity early-risers politicise the grievances of those more affected by social injustice, and mobilise together. The case of the anti-home evictions struggles in Spain, led by the PAH (Platform for People Affected by Mortgages) provides a solid empirical ground for this argument. This book also helps understand how the PAH overcame the risks of being a mere assistance-based or self-help organisation, with an exemplar autonomous and caring way of organising. And they impressively did so in the midst of a dramatic wave of housing dispossession for the impoverished working class, while facing brutal post-2008 austerity policies. A must read for housing and social movement scholars and activists!” (Miguel A. Martínez, Professor in Sociology, Institute for Housing and Urban Research, Uppsala University)
“Felipe G. Santos has written a compelling account of the ways in which Platform for those Affected by Mortgages (PAH) –a highly impactful social movement in Spain—organizes for successful contentious politics through care. As a participant observer, he shows how different forms of care help to transform “debtors of good faith” from their initial grievances to solidarity. This is one of the best books I have read about how caring makes social movements successful.” (Joan C. Tronto, Professor Emerita, University of Minnesota, and author of Moral Boundaries: A Political Argument for an Ethic of Care, and Caring Democracy: Markets, Equality, and Justice)
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