Barcelona, the Left and the Independence Movement in Catalonia

by Richard Gillespie

Book Overview

Created by social movement activists and left-wing parties during years of austerity, Barcelona en Com , or the Comuns (as they are known in Catalan), won control of the city council of Barcelona in May 2015. The ensuing municipal government gave the city its first ever female mayor in the form of former housing rights campaigner Ada Colau. The Comuns' administration proceeded to undertake ambitious initiatives, attempting to regenerate democracy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032086696
• ISBN13: 9781032086699
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"