Contested Czech cities: from urban grassroots to pro-democratic populism

1 Urban Grassroots Movements in Post-socialist Czechia: Spatial, Social, Cultural, and Political Context -- 2 Four Case Studies: Jablonec nad Nisou, České Budějovice, Prostějov, Prague -- 3 Frames, Mobilizing Structures and Political Opportunities -- 4 Conclusion

Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- 1 Urban Grassroots Movements in Post-socialist Czechia: Spatial, Social, Cultural, and Political Context -- 1.1 Urban Grassroots Movements and Their Role in Contemporary Cities -- 1.1.1 Mobilizations Against Neoliberal Urban Restructuring -- 1.1.2 Czech Urban Grassroots Movements Through the Lens of Political Process Theory -- 1.2 Spatial and Sociocultural Context of Czech Urban Grassroots Movements -- 1.2.1 Czech Cities in Times of Turbulent Change -- 1.2.2 Civil Society in Post-socialist Czechia -- 1.3 Corporate Capture of the Czech State -- 1.3.1 Captured Local State -- 1.3.2 Corporate Capture of Urban Processes -- Bibliography -- 2 Four Case Studies: Jablonec nad Nisou, České Budějovice, Prostějov, and Prague -- 2.1 Case: The Struggle for Sustainable Planning and Development in Jablonec nad Nisou -- 2.1.1 The Bastion of ODS -- 2.1.2 Pelta's City -- 2.1.3 'Local Mobilizations' -- 2.1.4 Activist Architects -- 2.1.5 Struggling Against a 'Captured' Urban Plan -- 2.2 Case: Citizens' Resistance Against an Obscure Flood Protection Project in České Budějovice -- 2.2.1 Save Malák! -- 2.2.2 Suspected Background Interests Behind Unknown Project Phases -- 2.3 Case: Civic Struggle Against Two Demolitions in Prostějov -- 2.3.1 Citizens Outraged by Controversial Urban Changes -- 2.3.2 Right to the Municipal Assembly Hall -- 2.3.3 Demolition of Historical Riding Barracks -- 2.4 Case: Citizen Control Over the City of Prague -- 2.4.1 Cradle of Czechia's Urban Grassroots Activism -- 2.4.2 Urban Grassroots Mobilizations in the 2000s: The Squatters' Movement, Rent Deregulation, Scandalous Public Tenders, and the Blob -- 2.4.3 Voter Insurrection and the Birth of Grassroots Interest in the City -- 2.4.4 The Rise of Watchdog Civic Associations.