3. The 29, Ofelia Nieto conflict and the construction of an urban counter-narrative

Authors

  • Jacobo Abellán Bordallo

Keywords:

Urban conflict, Social movement, Urban counter-narrative Ofelia Nieto 29, Madrid City Council.

Abstract

The fight against the demolition of the building at Ofelia Nieto 29 has been one of the most relevant events in the community movement in Madrid in the last years. For over two years, the concerned family and movement activists were in open conflict with the Madrid City Council in order to prevent the demolition of a house affected by the revision of the Urban Plan for the districts of Tetuán and Moncloa-Aravaca. In the present article, we analyse the main contributions of this case to the struggle of the community movement: how the fight at Ofelia Nieto created a counter-narrative regarding the city model, one opposed to the official narrative developed by the city’s authorities. The article is divided in two sections: the first one is about the context, and there we provide a detailed description of the fight and its different stages; the second section focuses on the analysis, and we analyse the different dimensions in the construction of the (counter) narrative regarding the city model. We conclude by pointing out that one of the main contributions of the Ofelia Nieto 29 struggle has been the creation of a counter-hegemonic imagery aimed at counteracting the effects of the dominant imagery built by the City Council and the large real estate firms.

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Published

2015-05-15

How to Cite

Abellán Bordallo, J. (2015). 3. The 29, Ofelia Nieto conflict and the construction of an urban counter-narrative. Social Conflict Yearbook, (4). Retrieved from https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/ACS/article/view/12275

Issue

No. 4

Section

SECTION I. CONFLICTS FOR DIGNITY AND IN DEFENCE OF THE COMMMONS

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