The 'grammar' of Urban commons can be read as part of participatory toolkits in programs of regeneration of underused and/or neglected areas, as such implemented by local administrations, but also claimed by «insurgent citizenship». In this sense, urban commons and participatory democracy appear to share the same crossroads. Yet a political conundrum arises (and should be explored further): are these two instruments a road for «democratizing democracy», or are they are a sort of 'dispositive' ultimately functional to contemporary neoliberal rationality? I will compare some aspects of commons’ regulatory proposals with the paradigmatic experiences of Porto Alegre’s participatory budgeting. My thesis is that in the discourse about the commons there can be a risk of political instrumentalization on the one hand, but also the opportunity we need to foster a new living pedagogy for democracy and democratic practices.
Democrazia partecipativa e commons washing. Un confronto critico sul rapporto tra organizzazioni comunitarie e istituzioni
Micciarelli G
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Abstract
The 'grammar' of Urban commons can be read as part of participatory toolkits in programs of regeneration of underused and/or neglected areas, as such implemented by local administrations, but also claimed by «insurgent citizenship». In this sense, urban commons and participatory democracy appear to share the same crossroads. Yet a political conundrum arises (and should be explored further): are these two instruments a road for «democratizing democracy», or are they are a sort of 'dispositive' ultimately functional to contemporary neoliberal rationality? I will compare some aspects of commons’ regulatory proposals with the paradigmatic experiences of Porto Alegre’s participatory budgeting. My thesis is that in the discourse about the commons there can be a risk of political instrumentalization on the one hand, but also the opportunity we need to foster a new living pedagogy for democracy and democratic practices.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.