Fabian Frenzel's research while affiliated with University of Leicester and other places

Publications (2)

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This chapter discusses the case of the Free Curvy Occupation in Berlin-Kreuzberg. A protest camp against gentrification, the Free Cuvry Occupation also became a shelter for some of Berlin’s poorest inhabitants, who found shelter and relative security on the squatted vacant lot. The chapter considers the dual character of Free Cuvry as a protest cam...
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Introduction Focused on issues of gentrification, the ‘Free Cuvry’ camp existed from March 2012 until September 2014 and was one of Berlin's most visible post-Occupy protest camps. The camp attracted a lot of attention, with reactions ranging from outright condemnation to uncritical idolisation. Many people – whether protest campers, local resident...

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... 9) Other reasons and issues: There are plenty of other backgrounds that have no clear relation to the aforementioned classes. For instance, infrastructurally poor areas e.g., Talovka, (Kazakhstan) (Kaztag, 2018); subsidized housing e.g., Jaywick, England (UK) (Fransham, 2019); reasons for cave dwelling, e.g., at the Hill of Valparaíso, Granada (Spain) (Bertini, 2010); or dropout camps, e.g., Cuvry fallow land, Berlin (Germany) (Rollmann & Frenzel, 2017). ...