Infrastructures of caring citizenship : commoning social reproduction in crisis-ridden Athens, Greece / Isabel Gutiérrez Sánchez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gutǐrrez S̀nchez, Isabel, 1986- Author.

Series:

Geographies of justice and social transformation ; 70.

Geographies of justice and social transformation ; 70

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social service--Greece--Athens--Citizen participation.

Social service.

Community organization--Greece--Athens.

Community organization.

Social change--Greece--Athens.

Social change.

Athens (Greece)--Social conditions--21st century.

Athens (Greece).

Greece--Economic conditions--2009-.

Greece.

Physical Description:

xii, 171 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2025]

Summary:

"Infrastructures of Caring Citizenship: Commoning Social Reproduction in Crisis-Ridden Athens, Greece examines instances of collective struggle and (re)organization of social reproduction against the backdrop of the crisis that followed the international banking crash in 2008. Drawing on a long-term engagement with four grassroots initiatives, a social kitchen, a social clinic, and an accommodation center with refugees and a community center, Gutiérrez Sánchez introduces the concept of Infrastructures of Caring Citizenship (ICCs) as a theoretical tool for the examination of spaces of collective resistance where new commons are formed that enable the sustenance of everyday life. Furthermore, the book unpacks how such resistance challenges crisis governmentalities, shedding light on how self-organized groups understand the stakes of their practices and the potential for radical social change embedded in them. Making a unique contribution to debates connecting care and the commons, this book offers a theoretical framework grounded in a compelling narrative, inspiring insights for a new social imagination and practice beyond the conventional view of chronic crisis"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

The emergence of infrastructures of caring citizenship in Athens-in-crisis

Care commons infrastructures

Dwelling as politics

The more we come together, the more we become political

Epilogue

Afterword : relearning to live in a world in crisis.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780820375052

0820375055

9780820375069

0820375063

OCLC:

1511538848