Communities as Global Actors in Counterhegemonic Policy Mobilities

Lessons from the Community Land Trust Movement

Bibliographic Data

ID12960420
AuthorsLine Algoed (0000-0002-4130-1091, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, corresponding author), María Hernández Torrales (0000-0003-1425-9534, Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
Year2024
Volume18
Issue1
Pages53-65
Publication date2024-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of the Commons (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1875-0281 • E-ISSN: 1875-0281
PublisherUbiquity Press, Ltd. (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5334/ijc.1217
OpenAlexW4391112549
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited14

This article argues that the connectedness among low-income urban communities is often undervalued by supporting organizations and in policy mobilities studies. These communities are considered local case studies, disregarding their global relational dynamics. To illustrate their role in the circulation of policy ideas, we explore the global Community Land Trust (CLT) movement as commons-based resistance which continues to expand through community-to-community collaborations. Emphasizing the contributions of these urban communities to counterhegemonic policy mobilities is crucial to develop more effective approaches that address the needs of the “urban poor.” Describing the global trajectory of the Caño Martín Peña Community Land Trust from Puerto Rico, we argue that long-lasting social change—and a true commoning of knowledge—can only occur when grassroots organizations are recognized as active stakeholders in the mobilities process, rather than being treated as mere subjects of study

Aesthetics · Economic geography · Economics · Mobilities · Movement (music · Political science · Social science · Sociology · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Urban Planning and Governance

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