Do Yimby Movements Exist? Citizen Platforms and Territorial Claims in Soria, Teruel and Zamora

Abstract

This work analyses three platforms that have emerged in different
Spanish provinces (Soria, Teruel and Zamora) to report the neglect
suffered from State institutions, the Regional Governments and its
representatives when it comes to plan infrastructure and development
policies. Firstly, the paper analyses the way these platforms emerge
and the nature of these actors, who are compared and contrasted to
the Nimby phenomenon. Further, the paper studies and compares
— through the tools used to analyse collective action — their discourse,
organisational structure and how they channel their demands.
Finally, the paper offers a refl exion on the nature and impact of this
new type of actor, present in the political arenas of some regions and
it compares them to Nimby networks, social movements and pressure
groups.