Posts by Daniel Briggs

Dead-end city: Reflections on the marginalized in post-crisis Madrid

A study of Valdemingómez in Spain’s capital highlights the social consequences of austerity and the suffering it can cause Valdemingómez in Madrid is one of Europe’s largest urban ghettos rife with drugs, violence and destitution. When I first heard about it ten years ago when in London, I found difficult to believe that a place with such multifaceted social problems … Continue reading →

29 March 2017 by Daniel Briggs
Categories: SPERI Comment Tags: austerity, Daniel Briggs, Madrid, Spain