The concept of common space has seen revived attention in activist and academic circles. In a collective and non-monetised manner, space-commoners seek participatory control over the urban commonwealth. Lacking, however, within common space research is a deeper understanding of space-commoning’s assumed politicality. Therefore, this article seeks to come to terms with the concept of politics and, subsequently, to highlight commoners’ possibilities and pitfalls on the road towards it. Mobilising Rancière’s lexicon of “police” and “politics”, the Public Land Grab is discussed. This case inverts the capitalist tool of the land grab in order to oppose capital-led development and its intrinsic inequalities. We show how commoners subvert legislation (Localism Act) and functionalisation (of land). We firstly conclude that, when critical and tactical, an engagement with municipal institutions may enhance commoning’s political nature. We secondly conclude that political commoning entails a struggle that is quotidian and continuous rather than momentary and disruptive.

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公共空间的政治错综复杂：朗西埃式的“公共土地掠夺”方法，伦敦

公共空间的概念在活动家和学术界重新受到关注。太空平民以一种集体和非货币化的方式寻求对城市共同体的参与式控制。然而，在共同空间研究中缺乏对空间共同假定政治的更深入理解。因此，本文试图接受政治的概念，并随后强调平民在通往政治的道路上的可能性和陷阱。动员朗西埃的“警察”和“政治”词汇，讨论了公共土地抢夺。本案颠覆了资本主义掠夺土地的工具，以反对资本主导的发展及其内在的不平等。我们展示了平民如何颠覆立法（地方主义法案）和功能化（土地）。我们首先得出结论，当关键和战术时，与市政机构的接触可能会增强公共区域的政治性质。其次，我们得出结论，政治共同化需要一场日常的、持续的斗争，而不是瞬间的和破坏性的。