Book Review: Agents of Reform: Child Labor and the Origins of the Welfare State

Abstract

not investigated in-depth either, beyond discussions on gentrification. Chapter 4 is also a strong empirical chapter that deals with the Möllevången neighbourhood in Malmö, which was at an earlier stage of gentrification compared to Södermalm in Stockholm and Haga in Göteborg at the time of Creasap’s fieldwork. She suggests that some of the creative activities launched by the autonomous scene might have contributed to the ongoing gentrification process, despite their contrary intentions. However, no overt criticism is articulated by the author. Nonetheless, Creasap highlights that ‘by calling on inhabitants of the neighborhood to act, they issue a call to demand the right to the city. They do not call for gentrification to stop’ (p. 106, 113). Chapter 5 pays further attention to the ‘spatiality’ of social movements by examining the cases of Stockholm and Göteborg. The key content of the analysis is summarised as follows: