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Johan Pries

Associate senior lecturer

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Parks and Houses for the People

Author

  • Johan Pries
  • Erik Jönsson
  • Don Mitchell

Summary, in English

In Sweden, at the turn of the 20th century, the Social Democrats created a network of radically communal spaces. These deserve new attention as a usable past that can inform our own contentious times, especially as we contend with a pandemic that is upending our daily lives and political landscapes.

Department/s

  • Department of Human Geography

Publishing year

2020-05

Language

English

Publication/Series

Places

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Design History Foundation

Topic

  • Human Geography
  • History
  • Landscape Architecture

Keywords

  • Folkets park
  • Folkets hus
  • Labour movement
  • Social movements
  • Spatial Planning
  • Civil Society
  • popular movements
  • folkrörelser
  • popular culture

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0731-0455