RT Journal Article
T1 15-M Movement and Feminist Economics: An Insight into the Dialogues between Social Movements and Academia in Spain
A1 Agenjo-Calderón, Astrid
A1 Moral-Espín, Lucía del
A1 Clemente, Raquel
K1 Feminist economics
K1 15-M movement
K1 Feminist committee
K1 Feminist conference
K1 Sustainability of life
K1 Social movements
AB This paper explores the relationship between the articulation of the 15-M movement in Spain and the expansion of Feminist Economics (FE) at the feminist base of this movement, in particular, in Feminism Committees (FC-15 M). We assert that this expansion was due to FE’s capacity to explain the 2008 crisis beyond its economic-financial dimensions and to analyse the effects of the political-economic austerity measures on the sustainability of life. We claim that a differentiating feature of FE in Spain is its permeability to dialogue with social movements. Therefore, it has become more politicized and critical than other academic fields. This influence has also been reflected in the structure and contents of the most recent FE national conferences, which from 2013 on included not only the classic academic strand but also training and political action strands. In order to explore this development, our methodology includes interviews with key informants; document analysis of material generated in the conferences and the Feminism Committees of 15-M; questionnaires to activists, academics, and practitioners of FE; and informal observation as direct participants of the described processes and events. The paper begins with an introduction to FE thought and its connections with so-called ‘Feminism for the 99%’ and continues with a methodological section. The twofold results section analyzes the dialogues between FE and FC-15 M. It concludes with a summary of the key ideas presented and some final remarks.
PB Routledge
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/22138
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/22138
LA en
NO Agenjo-Calderón, Astrid; Del Moral, Lucía; Clemente, Raquel (2022): “15-M Movement and Feminist Economics: An Insight into the Dialogues between Social Movements and Academia in Spain”, Social Movement Studies, 22(3):1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/14742837.2022.2123315
NO Department of Economics, Quantitative Methods and Economic History, Pablo de Olavide University, Sevilla, Spain
DS RIO
RD May 9, 2026