National and Urban Politics Converge in Moscow: Will Local Activism Prevail?

Anna Zhelnina — 2019-10-01T05:00:00Z

Recent elections in Moscow and across Russia reflect the convergence of local activism and national anti-Kremlin politics.
Late on the night of September 8, 2019, when Muscovites checked the results for that day's Moscow City Council election, they realized that their vote actually meant something for the first time in many years. The candidates backed by United Russia, the ruling party, had lost in 20 districts out of 45. United Russia kept the majority, but compared to the 38 seats they

- From the Field / elections, Moscow, Russia, activism, local action, local politics

Migrants' Occupation of Lycée Jean Quarré: The Refugee Cause and the Cause of a Neighborhood

Isabelle Coutant & translated by Oliver Waine — 2018-11-16T06:00:00Z

The flows of migrants seeking refuge in Europe since the summer of 2015 have led to temporary settlements—legal or otherwise—in various urban locations. What is the impact of their presence on individual neighborhoods and relations with local communities? A study by Isabelle Coutant on the occupation of a disused high school in northeastern Paris sheds light on these impacts and the associated expressions of solidarity, engagement and tension that emerge.
In the summer of 2015, the

- Essays / France, immigration, refugees, public space, working-class neighborhoods, collective action, Paris, proximity, neighborhood, migration, sociabilities, RESF, hospitality, politics, school, migrants, engagement, occupation, local action, asylum

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National and Urban Politics Converge in Moscow: Will Local Activism Prevail?

Migrants' Occupation of Lycée Jean Quarré: The Refugee Cause and the Cause of a Neighborhood