ABSTRACT
The journal articles that constitute the main pillars of this book are based on different methodological resources. In general, this 20-year dedication to the study of squatting mainly relies on qualitative methods, although I also embraced more quantitative analyses that informed other publications. While updating and rewriting my previous articles, I realised that the comparative impulse lying at the core of this book had to be reinforced with more empirical evidence. Thus I improved the arguments by using a selection of the available research works and also data I have collected over the last two decades. Additionally, I decided to include some of my own reflections and fieldwork notes from my in situ visits to squats in European cities so as to illustrate my analysis with the narration of case studies.
