"No to airport expansion" Mobilizing capacity of the degrowth framework based on the conflict around the expansion of Barcelona airport
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to analyze the limitations of the degrowth discourse to articulate mobilizations against large mobility infrastructures. To do so, we started on the framework of urban political ecology to analyze the opposition to the proposed expansion of the Barcelona Airport through the methodology of Fame Analysis. The results show how degrowth, despite being a relevant issue in the debate, fails to articulate a broader mobilization against the economic model. The results conclude that the most relevant frames for the organization of the movement are not always those that achieve greater participation. On the contrary, it is evident that the frames with a greater resonance in the political culture and the popular imaginary achieve a greater capacity for mobilization. For example, it is evident how conservationism and the defense of space had a greater capacity to extend and amplify the motivation for collective action.
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