Think about the scales to think about the struggles

Author: Mathieu UHEL

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  • Luz Vanessa Pérez Tapia Universidad Anáhuac México, Ciudad de México

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https://doi.org/10.15381/espiral.v3i5.21182

Keywords:

scales, radical geography, capitalist accumulation

Abstract

Mathieu Uhel's suggestive title, “Thinking about scales to think about struggles”, he interweaves the theoretical-critical construction of concept scale, generated by radical Anglo-Saxon geography in the late 20th century, with it´s practical utility to social struggles. The article serves two purposes: on the one hand, Uhel locates academic discussion around scale; and, with this, he promotes attention to this problem in contemporary struggles. In the first section, Uhel locates academic discussions around scale, as a useful methodological tool to understand the complexity of capitalist societies; in the second section, the author advances the argument around the context of the scalar dimension of capitalist imperialism; finally, the author focuses on the role of political activity on a national scale in the tense relationship between the impositions of capital and the social movement.

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  • Luz Vanessa Pérez Tapia, Universidad Anáhuac México, Ciudad de México

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2021-09-25

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Think about the scales to think about the struggles: Author: Mathieu UHEL. (2021). Espiral, Revista De geografías Y Ciencias Sociales, 3(5), 135-146. https://doi.org/10.15381/espiral.v3i5.21182