Radical Municipalism: The Politics of the Common and the Democratization of Public Services

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Ismael Blanco (Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona) Ricard Goma (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

Radical Municipalism

Name: Radical Municipalism
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The Politics of the Common and the Democratization of Public Services

Ismael Blanco (Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona), Ricard Goma (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), Laura Roth , Matthew Thompson (University College London (UCL))

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English

Bristol University Press
26 February 2026

Public administration; Regional government policies; Urban & municipal planning

Series: Alternatives to Capitalism in the 21st Century

Radical Municipalism explores how commons-based approaches can drive transformation at the local level and beyond. With 15 case studies from Europe and the Americas, it examines the challenges and opportunities for actors implementing common strategies. A vital resource for scholars and activists seeking alternatives to capitalism.

Contributions by: Ismael Blanco (Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona), Ricard Goma (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), Laura Roth, Matthew Thompson (University College London (UCL)), Lorenzo Vidal-Folch (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya)
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781529236903
ISBN 10: 1529236908
Series: Alternatives to Capitalism in the 21st Century
Pages: 300
Publication Date: 26 February 2026
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Further / Higher Education , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Iolanda Bianchi is an urban and political sociologist. Her research focuses on the interplay between public and collective action at the urban scale and examines how this interplay generates governance, policy and social change to achieve more just, equitable and democratic cities. She currently holds a Ramón y Cajal Research Fellowship at the University of Barcelona. Bertie Russell is a senior research fellow at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA), Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona. His work focuses on ecosocial transition, alternative organisation and the politics of the common. He is co-director of Abundance, promoting public-common strategies to democratise the economy and support a just ecological transition.

Reviews for Radical Municipalism: The Politics of the Common and the Democratization of Public Services

“Grounded in post-crisis new municipalist experiences, this excellent collection fuses Poulantzas's democratic socialism with commons-based solutions for democratic alternatives beyond capitalism"", Andrew Cumbers, University of Glasgow. ""Radical Municipalism illuminates how towns and cities can reclaim public services, reorganize economies, and democratize power, prefiguring a hopeful post-capitalist future rooted in proximity and collective self-government"", Joan Subirats, Emeritus University of Barcelona.