The 'diverse economies' of participation

Udall, Julia and Holder, Anna (2014) The 'diverse economies' of participation. Footprint (13). pp. 63-80. ISSN 1875-1490

Creators:
Udall, Julia and Holder, Anna
Description/Abstract:

This article begins to construct a theory of participation in architecture, urban design and urban planning as a range of practices undertaken across a landscape of economies that largely exists outside of the capitalist economy. These practices themselves overlap in terms of their material forms, bodily and mental activities with the practices undertaken by labour employed to produce the built environment within the capitalist marketplace. With respect to participation, our aim in articulating practices is to move away from a discussion of levels of participation and legitimacy within individual projects and towards an understanding of the organising, productive and reproductive work that is done in participating in the production of the built environment as part of an ongoing process of social change. They proliferate through multiple instances of performance and those who undertake them act as carriers of these practices, including forms of know-how, understanding, motivational and emotional knowledge, creating resources through these acts of performance. The article contends that participatory practices are liable to be exploited re-presented or co-opted as commodified resources and this fragility limits the socially transformative potential of participation. Drawing on J.K Gibson-Graham’s conception of ‘diverse economies’, an alternative representation is developed to recognise the landscape of practices constructing alternative economic systems, and exploring means and methods of resistance to co-option or enclosure.

Item Type:
Article
Official URL:
http://footprint.tudelft.nl/index.php/footprint/ar...
Date:
2014
Identification Number:
10.7480/footprint.7.2.770
Additional Information:

This was the Autumn 2013 issue of Footprint, but was published in 2014.

Schools:
School of Architecture & Design
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Depositing User:
Dr Anna Holder
Date Deposited:
12 Dec 2017 16:54
Last Modified:
14 Mar 2018 17:14
URI:
https://research.uca.ac.uk/id/eprint/3924

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