Alcaldía del Distrito Metropolitano de Quito : direccion metropolitana de seguridad ciudadana

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Abordar la ciudad. Algunas estrategias transformadoras para el análisis urbano

Compilación de entrevistas acerca de distintas aproximaciones a la ciudad. En primer lugar, Joan Mc Donald arquitecta especializada en políticas y programas de asentamientos humanos. En segundo lugar, Left Hand Rotation, colectivo artístico promotores del taller “Gentrificación no es un nombre de Señora” y la plataforma colaborativa de archivo “Museo de los Desplazados”. Y por último al Observatorio Metropolitano de Madrid, colectivo de investigación militante que desde una reflexión multidisciplinar trata de interpretar la transformación de la ciudad de Madrid -y las metrópolis globales- con la intención de que ello sirva para encontrar herramientas con las que enfrentarse a ese tipo de cambios

The European crisis and a political critique of capitalism

The European crisis has provoked widespread critique of capitalist arrangements in most if not all countries in Europe. But to what extent do contemporary social protest and critique indicate a revival of critical capacity? The range of criticisms against the existing capitalist system raised by various social movements is seen as ineffectual and fragmented. Such observations are mirrored in sociological analyses of the critique of capitalism. A distinct type of critique of capitalism has, however, not been explicitly conceptualized. This political critique, denouncing the depoliticization and the erosion of autonomy resulting from capitalist arrangements, indicates the crucial role of the political in formulating common projects. The article will, first, briefly discuss Boltanski and Chiapello's historical identification of forms of critique of capitalism as well as the contemporary relevance of these. In a second step, it will conceptualize and in a way recuperate a political critique of capitalism. In a third step, it will show that the contours of a critique that explicitly refers to the political is available in the contemporary European context, not least in claims made by movements that pursue a 'Europe of the Commons' and an 'alternative Europe'. \ua9 The Author(s) 2014