SubjectHousing
The generational gapWhen stability seems utopian
In recent decades, job insecurity has taken root in society and affects younger generations in particular. The delay in gaining access to decent employment postpones...
Hermitage, the museum project rattling the Barceloneta neighbourhood
The possible arrival of the Hermitage Museum to the port of Barcelona is met with scepticism and discord in the Barceloneta neighbourhood. While some believe it will...
Who does the reversal of a public land designation affect? The cases of Satalia and Font de la Guatlla
Classed as green areas by the General Metropolitan Plan, the small neighbourhoods of Satalia and Font de la Guatlla have long lived under the threat of expropriation...
Lessons from the crisisSocial innovation: different responses from organized citizens
In the face of the post-crisis neoliberal siren calls, crying out for individual responsibility, civil society has organized itself to provide a collective response...
Lessons from the crisisDisparity drives us further apart: psychological effects of economic inequality
Economic inequality is conducive to individualism. Living in unequal societies makes us more concerned about our social position; the greater the difference, the...
Lessons from the crisisFrom the mortgage scam to the rent scam
A decade after the worst real estate bubble in history burst, access to housing is still one of the major social problems. And it is because states operate as another...
“Poetry is a tool for loving”
Joan Margarit
Joan Margarit is travelling through old age with a complete published oeuvre that grows as he writes new poems and books such as Per tenir casa cal guanyar la...
Building the metropolisIn search of a metropolitan ‘demos’
Far from everyday use, the current consumption of urban space is eliminating the political functions and collective identity functions traditionals...
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