Austerity urbanism: Patterns of neo-liberalisation and resistance in six cities of Spain and the UK
通过西班牙和英国六个城市的案例，研究紧缩政策如何推动新自由主义化，以及不同政治环境下抵抗力量的差异，对城市治理和政策制定者具有参考价值。
This paper explores neoliberalisation and its counter-currents through a six-case study of austerity urbanism in Spain and the UK. Applying Urban Regime Theory it highlights the role of urban politics in driving, variegating and containing neoliberalism since the 2008 crash. Variegated austerity regimes contribute to strengthening neoliberalism, but with limits. Welfarism survives austerity in felicitous circumstances. And, where contentious politics thrive, as in Spain, it holds out the potential for a broader challenge to neoliberalism. In contrast, austerity regimes in the UK cities are strongly embedded. The legacies of past struggles, and differing local and regional traditions form an important part of the explanation for patterns of neoliberalisation, hybridization and contestation.