Miguel A. Martínez
@miguel-martinez.bsky.social
Sociologist. On cities, housing and struggles for social justice. From Spain, based in Sweden (Uppsala Univ.). Author of "Squatters in the Capitalist City" (Routledge) and editor of "Research Handbook on Urban Sociology" (EE). www.miguelangelmartinez.net
"Global corporate landlordism and a new cycle of tenant contention", written with Lorenzo Vidal & @javigil.bsky.social Gil, is finally published. I hope these insights help tenants' organising and struggling against these evil capitalist powers. Open-access:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
October 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
"Global corporate landlordism and a new cycle of tenant contention", written with Lorenzo Vidal & @javigil.bsky.social Gil, is finally published. I hope these insights help tenants' organising and struggling against these evil capitalist powers. Open-access:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
Today I presented a summary of key urban and housing sociology topics at an internal seminar of the IBF (Uppsala). A further discussion on these issues can be found in the book I recently edited: Research Handbook on Urban Sociology. (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/res...)
October 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Today I presented a summary of key urban and housing sociology topics at an internal seminar of the IBF (Uppsala). A further discussion on these issues can be found in the book I recently edited: Research Handbook on Urban Sociology. (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/res...)
The fascinating article I have read today about the meaning of "scientific evidence" across various academic disciplines (international law, astrophysics, filmmaking/environmental communication, and psychology/disability studies): sajs.co.za/article/view...
October 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The fascinating article I have read today about the meaning of "scientific evidence" across various academic disciplines (international law, astrophysics, filmmaking/environmental communication, and psychology/disability studies): sajs.co.za/article/view...
This week I am joining this impressive conference. My keynote will be presented tomorrow: "Urban struggles through the lenses of communal luxury and real utopias." www.tu.berlin/en/planningt...
September 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This week I am joining this impressive conference. My keynote will be presented tomorrow: "Urban struggles through the lenses of communal luxury and real utopias." www.tu.berlin/en/planningt...
The three wonderful books I've been reading lately. Brilliant insights about revolutionary thinking, emancipatory change, egalitarian futures and strategies for ecological transformation. We need utopian hope to counter fascism, but also provide sustainable material living conditions for everyone.
September 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The three wonderful books I've been reading lately. Brilliant insights about revolutionary thinking, emancipatory change, egalitarian futures and strategies for ecological transformation. We need utopian hope to counter fascism, but also provide sustainable material living conditions for everyone.
Nos entrevistaron aquí con motivo de nuestro último libro. Con estas respuestas me parece que casi hemos escrito un capítulo extra :) www.nocierreslosojos.com/iban-diaz-pa...
September 11, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Nos entrevistaron aquí con motivo de nuestro último libro. Con estas respuestas me parece que casi hemos escrito un capítulo extra :) www.nocierreslosojos.com/iban-diaz-pa...
Two-days "paper development workshop" in Geneva about housing, illegality, criminality and all the complexities, contradictions and nuances one should expect when dealing with this topic. It's been much better and more intellectually challenging than most conventional conferences!
September 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Two-days "paper development workshop" in Geneva about housing, illegality, criminality and all the complexities, contradictions and nuances one should expect when dealing with this topic. It's been much better and more intellectually challenging than most conventional conferences!
Useful reflections on the labour of doctoral supervision in a caring and collective fashion versus the traditional Master-apprentice model, by Defne Kadioglu and Chiara Valli.
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August 22, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Useful reflections on the labour of doctoral supervision in a caring and collective fashion versus the traditional Master-apprentice model, by Defne Kadioglu and Chiara Valli.
ojs.mau.se/index.php/Jo...
ojs.mau.se/index.php/Jo...
Freshly arrived today! A brilliant research by @sailamaria.bsky.social that adds up lots of arguments and evidence on urban squatting/occupations. Congrats!
August 20, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Freshly arrived today! A brilliant research by @sailamaria.bsky.social that adds up lots of arguments and evidence on urban squatting/occupations. Congrats!
Another interesting article came to my inbox: on the "temporal power" of urban activists in three cases/contexts (Helsinki, St. Petersburg and NYC)."Temporalities of Closure in Urban Planning Conflicts" by Veikko Eranti and Anna Zhelnina. journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
August 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Another interesting article came to my inbox: on the "temporal power" of urban activists in three cases/contexts (Helsinki, St. Petersburg and NYC)."Temporalities of Closure in Urban Planning Conflicts" by Veikko Eranti and Anna Zhelnina. journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
Magnífico libro de Irene Sabaté sobre los problemas de vivienda vividos por distintos tipos de mujeres del área metropolitana de Barcelona. Además de ofrecer un mapa detallado y complejo de la precariedad habitacional, explora sus dimensiones interseccionales, de economía política y +
July 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Magnífico libro de Irene Sabaté sobre los problemas de vivienda vividos por distintos tipos de mujeres del área metropolitana de Barcelona. Además de ofrecer un mapa detallado y complejo de la precariedad habitacional, explora sus dimensiones interseccionales, de economía política y +
Nuestro nuevo libro ya está impreso y distribuído!! Y a un precio muy asequible :) Ojalá os interese! www.akal.com/libro/centro...
June 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Nuestro nuevo libro ya está impreso y distribuído!! Y a un precio muy asequible :) Ojalá os interese! www.akal.com/libro/centro...
Reading today: "Writing with research partners ‘from the field’: Plural knowledges and epistemic justice in qualitative research" by Martina Blank. It adds an interesting literature review and some practical tips +
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
June 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Reading today: "Writing with research partners ‘from the field’: Plural knowledges and epistemic justice in qualitative research" by Martina Blank. It adds an interesting literature review and some practical tips +
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
Next week in Frankfurt, and online, if interested: Challenges and opportunities for contemporary housing activism. Meetings with Master and Doctoral students too. Looking forward to it!
May 21, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Next week in Frankfurt, and online, if interested: Challenges and opportunities for contemporary housing activism. Meetings with Master and Doctoral students too. Looking forward to it!
Why social science matters? Social science is highly relevant to helping us understand and manage many of the issues facing society, the environment, the economy and places. They make a positive contribution to our daily lives. More evidence and arguments here acss.org.uk/what-is-soci... #sociology
May 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Why social science matters? Social science is highly relevant to helping us understand and manage many of the issues facing society, the environment, the economy and places. They make a positive contribution to our daily lives. More evidence and arguments here acss.org.uk/what-is-soci... #sociology
Create community/ies, above all! "In academia, success is measured by research outputs, teaching excellence, and career progression. Yet, the relationships that sustain us receive far less attention, particularly in scholarly publication." blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
May 2, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Create community/ies, above all! "In academia, success is measured by research outputs, teaching excellence, and career progression. Yet, the relationships that sustain us receive far less attention, particularly in scholarly publication." blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
15th Conference of Environmental Sociologists: Deep Transition? Wars, conflicts and socio-ecological transformations. 8-10 September 2025
University of Turin. Send abstracts by 9 May 2025 to sociologiambiente2025@gmail.com. #urban #sociology
University of Turin. Send abstracts by 9 May 2025 to sociologiambiente2025@gmail.com. #urban #sociology
May 2, 2025 at 10:11 AM
15th Conference of Environmental Sociologists: Deep Transition? Wars, conflicts and socio-ecological transformations. 8-10 September 2025
University of Turin. Send abstracts by 9 May 2025 to sociologiambiente2025@gmail.com. #urban #sociology
University of Turin. Send abstracts by 9 May 2025 to sociologiambiente2025@gmail.com. #urban #sociology
Interesting research on squatting and discourses on urban (in)security in Milan, by Giacomo Pozzi: Very sneaky crimes. Squatting, urban security, and class anthropopoiesis in Milan (Italy). (And other articles on European debt in the same issue). www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journal...
March 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Interesting research on squatting and discourses on urban (in)security in Milan, by Giacomo Pozzi: Very sneaky crimes. Squatting, urban security, and class anthropopoiesis in Milan (Italy). (And other articles on European debt in the same issue). www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journal...
If interested on squatting, this open-access book offers key insights. It covers its theorisation as a movement, its autonomist politics, relevant socio-spatial structures, types of squatting, legalisation, and criminalisation issues. Free download here: www.miguelangelmartinez.net?Squatters-in...
March 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
If interested on squatting, this open-access book offers key insights. It covers its theorisation as a movement, its autonomist politics, relevant socio-spatial structures, types of squatting, legalisation, and criminalisation issues. Free download here: www.miguelangelmartinez.net?Squatters-in...
I have a chapter on housing activism in this interesting book (I share my chapter on demand and on my webpage). www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
February 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I have a chapter on housing activism in this interesting book (I share my chapter on demand and on my webpage). www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
Special Issue of one the best Portuguese journals on urban issues, Cidades, Comunidades e Territórios: Remaking urban futures through housing commons (all articles in English language and open access). revistas.rcaap.pt/cct/issue/vi...
November 29, 2024 at 10:42 AM
Special Issue of one the best Portuguese journals on urban issues, Cidades, Comunidades e Territórios: Remaking urban futures through housing commons (all articles in English language and open access). revistas.rcaap.pt/cct/issue/vi...
Interesting reflection speaking to "public sociology" debates and the like: From solidarity to self-promotion? Neoliberalism and left politics in the age of the social media influencer, by Jonathan Dean (in Capital & Class) journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
November 28, 2024 at 8:45 AM
Interesting reflection speaking to "public sociology" debates and the like: From solidarity to self-promotion? Neoliberalism and left politics in the age of the social media influencer, by Jonathan Dean (in Capital & Class) journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
Bourdieu, Work & Inequalities online seminar on November 28 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., Paris time. Clément Petitjean will present his lastbook "Occupation: organizer. A critical history of community organizing in America": cnrs.zoom.us/j/9153192641...
#urbanism #sociology
November 27, 2024 at 12:01 PM
Bourdieu, Work & Inequalities online seminar on November 28 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., Paris time. Clément Petitjean will present his lastbook "Occupation: organizer. A critical history of community organizing in America": cnrs.zoom.us/j/9153192641...
#urbanism #sociology
Askatasuna, one of the oldest autonomous-squatted social centres in Turin, has been partially legalised as a "bene comune" (commons). Neither the housing nor the "palestra"(gym) facilities were included in the agreement. I was also told that Gramsci once lived in Turin city centre.
November 25, 2024 at 11:31 AM
Askatasuna, one of the oldest autonomous-squatted social centres in Turin, has been partially legalised as a "bene comune" (commons). Neither the housing nor the "palestra"(gym) facilities were included in the agreement. I was also told that Gramsci once lived in Turin city centre.
First visit to Turin with a talk and great discussion at the School of Architecture (DIST Department), which is located in a stunning old castle/palace (first picture). I also explored marketplaces following the fieldwork of the doctoral student I am supervising, Francesca Ru.
November 24, 2024 at 8:40 AM
First visit to Turin with a talk and great discussion at the School of Architecture (DIST Department), which is located in a stunning old castle/palace (first picture). I also explored marketplaces following the fieldwork of the doctoral student I am supervising, Francesca Ru.