Commons and Public Partnership

Torange Khonsari is a chartered designer, an expert adviser for the Design Council, chair of the ethics committee at the Design Museum and has taught architecture in universities in the UK and internationally. She co-founded the practice Public Works - UK. She is also co-director of the Centre for Applied Research in Empowering Society at London Metropolitan University, UK.

• Introduction Chapter 1: Distributive Commons: Third Political Sphere Chapter 2: Distributive Commons Organization and Commoning PractiseChapter 3: Mobilizing the Commons: Crafting Social Engagements Chapter 4: Cultural Commons: Producing Materiality of CommonsChapter 5: Learning CommonsChapter 6: Conclusion: Ingredients for Commons as Third Political Sphere

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.