repair
Occupy as repair for returning: the case of the occupied hospital in Cariati
Introduction
The last decade is characterised by a multitude of crises, from the financial crisis of 2008 to the current covid19 pandemic, climate change, the refugees’ crises and the rise of authoritarian capitalism.
The organization is a repair shop
Introduction: The perspective of repair
Repair matters
Issue editors: Valeria Graziano and Kim Trogal
This special issue of ephemera aims to investigate contemporary practices of repair as an emergent focus of recent organizing at the intersection of politics, ecology and economy (e.g. Bialski et al., 2015; Perey and Benn 2015; Wiens, 2013). We wish to explore notions of repair and maintenance as crucial components for redefining socio-political imaginaries (Castoriadis, 1987), away from the neoliberal capitalist dogma of throw-away culture and planned obsolescence.