Urbanization, we may conclude, has played a crucial role in the absorption of capital surpluses, at ever-increasing geographical scales, but at the price of burgeoning processes of creative destruction that have dispossessed the masses of any right to the city whatsoever….The urban and peri-urban social movements of opposition, of which there are many around the…
Archives for June 2022
“Those who love peace…”
It has been about three days since I arrived in Madrid and my first triumph has been finding a bed to sleep in and, indeed, actually sleeping in it at regular hours. This summer is exciting as it is stressful for all Gallatin fellows, but completing research abroad presents its own set of obstacles no…
History Made: The Ratification of C189
On Friday, June 11th, after eleven years since its passage, Spain finally ratified the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) Convention on Domestic Workers (C189). This policy, adopted in 2011, codifies labor standards for those employed in the domestic care sector. It entered into force in 2013, ratified by 35 states, only eight of which belonged to…
