The CN&SC research group of the IN3, together with Ajuntament de Barcelona and University Pompeu Fabra, are glad to invite you to a new session of the LAB Metadecidim entitled "Researching models of democratic governance for new city scales". This session will focus on laying the foundations for a participatory action research aimed to explore models of democratic governance (supported by Decidim) for different territorial metropolitan scales, a challenge that requires intensive and participative research.
Venue
Room 52.217 (2nd floor), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Campus Poble Nou)
Roc Boronat, 138
08018 Barcelona
Espanya
When
19/05/2017 11.00h
Organized by
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Ajuntament de Barcelona, University Pompeu Fabra and the CN&SC research group of the IN3
Program
In the current socio-economic context in Barcelona (affected by processes of urban financiarization, uncontrolled tourism pressure, the hyper-technologization of life, emergence of new forms of production and calls for sustainability) autonomy and social self-organization appears as a key step to go beyond the smart city model and towards a just, democratic city. In this context, new city-levels like Superilles, appear as a space for potential experimentation with democratic forms of life and collective action.
LAB Metadecidim is an open and collaborative research space which includes monthly sessions aimed at local, national and international experts to address urgent issues challenging the Decidim project and networked democracy more broadly.
Speakers: Miguel Robles Duran (The New School / Parsons School of Design), Laia Torras (Responsable de Participació d’Ecologia Urbana de l’Ajuntament de Barcelona), third speaker to be confirmed. Fila 0: Ton Salvadó, Director de Model Urbà de l’Ajuntament de Barcelona and David Bravo, architect.
More information and programme (in Spanish).
More information at El Digital de Barcelona (in Catalan).