95335 - PARTECIPAZIONE, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT E DEMOCRAZIA URBANA

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student possesses the theoretical and methodological tools to analyze and understand the participatory phenomenon, considering the cultural processes and social transformations that underlie it, also in reference to critical dimensions such as conflict, the relationship between everyday life and the public sphere, and the dynamics of the relationship between top-down and bottom-up processes from the perspective of urban democracy. The student is capable of interpreting emerging forms of participation and civic engagement, with particular attention to the theme of urban common goods, practices of cultural co-production, and new forms of collaborative governance currently being experimented with in different cities worldwide.

Course contents

The workshop will focus, in the first module, on the theoretical framework of civic participation in both its top-down and bottom-up dimensions, with a specific focus on the role of actors and communities in the territory for the definition of co-design processes in the urban context. Participatory models and practices will be identified, ranging from self-organized to more institutional ones, starting from some local and national case studies. In the second module, through the presentation and discussion of specific themes, methodologies, and techniques for quantitative and qualitative research will be addressed, which can be experimented with in the analysis of participatory phenomena and the activation of urban communities, delving into some specific approaches: participatory and creative methodologies (serious games, facilitation, territorial workshops), Citizen Science, gender data.

Readings/Bibliography

Paltrinieri R. (2021), Culture e pratiche di partecipazione. Collaborazione civica rigenerazione urbana e costruzione di comunità, FrancoAngeli, Milano.

 

Bartoletti R., Faccioli F. (2020), «Civic Collaboration and Urban Commons. Citizen’s Voices on a Public Engagement Experience in an Italian City». Partecipazione e conflitto, 13(2): 1132-1151 - see webpage http://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/paco/article/view/22505/18936

 

Carlone T. (2022) «Non ci resta che partecipare. Una riflessione sulla partecipazione civica a Bologna tra processi istituzionali ed esperienze dal basso». Tracce Urbane, 12 (8): 94-118 - see webpage https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa03/tracce_urbane/article/view/18122

 

The professor will provide additional specific bibliographic references based on specific themes covered during the laboratory sessions.

Teaching methods

Lectures with the use of digital supports (slides, video and audio documents). Discussion of empirical cases based on documents and readings provided in class. Active participation and contribution to collective discussion are strongly encouraged. Seminar activities may include the intervention of experts and professionals in the field.

Assessment methods

The recognition of credits occurs when the following conditions are met:

1. Attendance at seminar sessions (at least 7 out of 10).

2. Students are required to delve into a specific aspect or element covered during the laboratory, developing a long paper (between 10,000 and 20,000 characters), the focus of which will be agreed upon with the teacher, to be submitted at least 10 days before the exam.

Teaching tools

PC, internet, PowerPoint, audio and video documentary material, possible contributions from external parties. All materials will be made available on the virtual platform.

Office hours

See the website of Teresa Carlone