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Remunicipalisation

Public Futures

Why are people around the world reclaiming essential services from private operators and bringing their delivery back into the public sphere? There are many motivations behind (re)municipalisation initiatives: a goal to end private sector abuse or labour violations; a desire to regain control over the local economy and resources; a wish to provide people with affordable services; or an intention to implement ambitious climate strategies.

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  • Rivers of resistance Water for life, not profit

    • Remunicipalisation
    • Water Justice
    • Democratic Public Services

    This report intends to capture the current state of play of the global water justice movement in order to strengthen struggles for public and community water systems. It emerges amid growing water crises in many regions, which have come to constitute a global crisis. It is based on conversations that took place at the “Our Future is Public” conference in Santiago, Chile, in 2022, and is part of the movement’s critical response to- and reflections on the UN 2023 Water Conference.Order print copy

    Report by
    Adrian Murray
  • The Future is Public Towards Democratic Ownership of Public Services
    • Democratic Public Services
    • Remunicipalisation
    Book
  • Reclaiming Public Services How cities and citizens are turning back privatisation
    • Water Justice
    • Democratic Public Services
    • Remunicipalisation
    Report by
    Satoko Kishimoto
  • Designing Future Public Ownership : Global lessons from Labour’s plans for public ownership of key sectors 2016–2019
    • Remunicipalisation
    • Democratic Public Services
    • Public Community Collaborations
    Paper by
    David Hall
  • Our Public Water Future : The global experience with remunicipalisation
    • Water Justice
    • Remunicipalisation
    Book by
    Satoko Kishimoto

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Key documents

  • The Future is Public Towards Democratic Ownership of Public Services
    • Democratic Public Services
    • Remunicipalisation
    Book
  • Reclaiming Public Services How cities and citizens are turning back privatisation
    • Water Justice
    • Democratic Public Services
    • Remunicipalisation
    Report by
    Satoko Kishimoto
  • Our Public Water Future The global experience with remunicipalisation
    • Water Justice
    • Remunicipalisation
    Book by
    Satoko Kishimoto
  • Remunicipalisation Putting Water Back into Public Hands
    • Water Justice
    • Remunicipalisation
    Book by
    Olivier Hoedeman