Social movements and buen vivir: ecuadorians in the fight for housing in the platform for people affected by morEgages (PAH)

Authors

  • Maka Suárez Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales (Ecuador) y Goldsmiths, Universidad de London (Inglaterra)

Abstract

This article explores the concept of housing. Based on the experiences of Ecuadorians undergoing a mortgage foreclosure process in Barcelona and participating of the Platform for People Affected by Mortgages (PAH), this article offers insight into debt relations. On the one hand it illustrates how people make sense of their own life history through debt, and on the other the many different types of direct actions that arise when faced with the need to extinguish a debt while avoiding homelessness. The article then analyses housing notions based on debates around the Buen Vivir as well as those introduced by the PAH as a point
of departure for a broader and in-depth discussion on alternatives to the financialization of housing.

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Published

2014-11-09

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How to Cite

Suárez, M. (2014). Social movements and buen vivir: ecuadorians in the fight for housing in the platform for people affected by morEgages (PAH). Antropología Experimental, 14. https://revistaselectronicas.ujaen.es/index.php/rae/article/view/1883