Commons, Citizenship and Power

Reclaiming the Margins
This book demonstrates how place-based politics can draw on, and benefit from, collective local knowledge, rather than deferring to a nameless central government. Analysing democratic theory and using rich case studies, from protest movements to citizens' assemblies, it shows how it can return a sense of control to the people.

Since the 2010s, populism and illiberal politics have been on the rise. Demagogue leaders preach simplified rhetoric to vilify the powerless, polarising city and rural areas and sparking such shocking events as the US insurrection on 6th January 2021.

This interdisciplinary book argues for a politics of representativity and accountability to help transform people’s experiences, showing that where they live matters and, therefore, so do they.

This book demonstrates how place-based politics can draw on, and benefit from, collective local knowledge, rather than deferring to a nameless central government. Analysing democratic theory and using rich case studies, from protest movements to citizens’ assemblies it shows how it can return a sense of control to the people.

Contributor: Fabrizio Barca (Contributions by), Sébastien Bourdin (Contributions by), Alexandros Kioupkiolis (Contributions by), Anna Krasteva (Contributions by), Danny MacKinnon (Contributions by), Jean-Louis Marin-Lamellet (Contributions by), Sarah McKinley (Contributions by), Andrea Membretti (Contributions by), Andy Pike (Contributions by), Stella Rodrigues Lallement (Contributions by), John Tomaney (Contributions by), André Torre (Contributions by), Karel Williams (Contributions by), Sanne Velthuis (Contributions by), Filippo Barbera (Edited by), Emma Bell (Edited by), Lowri Cunnington Wynn (Contributions by), Julie Froud (Contributions by), Paolo Gerbaudo (Contributions by), Ayhan Kaya (Contributions by)

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