Commons and Public Partnership

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Legitimising a Commons Political Sphere

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

Av Torange Khonsari, Dr Torange (Senior Lecturer) Khonsari, Massimo De Angelis

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Commons and Public Partnership explores the creative production of the commons as a third political sphere that occupies the space between the household and the state.Torange Khonsari demonstrates how the commons, as a third political sphere, can utilize cultural practices to mobilize communities and produce critical neighbourhood-based commons systems.These practices and methods stem from local experiences that have brought a variety of contemporary societal issues to light. These issues range from citizen apathy and institutional distrust to a lack of knowledge about creative practices that can redefine political engagement from the ground up. The book repositions the neighborhood as a decentralized arena for political decision-making instead of traditional, centralized political systems. It argues for a commons/public partnership model over the private/public hegemonic model. A rich and engaging volume, it combines theory, methodology and practice to bridge disciplinary boundaries, from commons, urbanism, psychology, politics, anthropology and sociology, with practical design methodology.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2026-04-02
Mått156 x 234 x 25 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieIn Common
Antal sidor256
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781350446311

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Sociala grupper och identitet inom Samhalle och politik
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Torange Khonsari is Co-Founder of the urbanism, public art and architecture practice Public Works. Khonsari has had 23 years in academic teaching in architecture and design, and is co-director of the Centre for Applied Research in Empowering Society at London Metropolitan University. She was a consultant for UN-Habitat on community-engaged urbanism and for the Mayor of London’s Specialist Assistant Team on community engagement in regeneration. She is a chartered designer, an expert adviser for Design Council, and one of the experts on the Design Council’s initiative Design for Planet fellowship 2021/22.

Embodying a wisdom of rich theoretical understanding sustained by twenty years of practical experience, Khonsari's argument situates the collaborative Commons between the institutions of market and state to disclose opportunities of creative empowerment. With a wealth of detail, vivid examples and an acute understanding of collectives (people, things, nature, technology, laws), this important book should be read not only by practitioners but by every citizen seeking a concrete political life.