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| Title | Political Common(Ing) In A Smart City |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 42317 |
| Authors | Chaudhary S.; Choudry A. |
| Year | 2023 |
| Published | Springer Geography |
| DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24767-5_3 |
| Abstract | The concept of commons has been investigated in academia through multiple disciplinary lenses. This chapter explores the concept of commons, attempting a thematic categorisation along those disciplinary lines. The themes thus derived include—availability, accessibility, conflicts, rights and innovation. Thereupon, a framework is drawn to develop a supra-concept of political commons relevant to our study of governance in smart cities. Smart cities are essentially state projects aimed at living better and governing smarter. Their default initiation from the state quarters stipulates placing commons within a political context—one pertaining to the public sphere and its activities. Conceptual explication of political commons then outlines its measurable ‘SOFT’ characteristics that relate to the interests of the subjects (people) with an implicit objective of a politico-democratic functioning, between interoperable forces of state/market/society, and using technological and social processes as tools. The chapter uses community media as an example for empirically rooting this concept. The utility of political commons as a conceptual framework is, thus, suggested in its ability to direct identification of newer and relevant commons, provoke theorisation (ideation) around them and create pathways for their active application/commoning (instrumentality) in pursuit of sustainable urban futures informed by democratic principles and practices. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG. |
| Author Keywords | Commons; Community Media; Democratic Governance; Political Commoning; Political Commons; Smart City Governance |
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