Politics of the everyday 1st ed.

Author

• Manzini, Ezio

Additional Author(s)

-

Publisher

London: Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2019

Language

English

ISBN

9781350053687

Series

Subject(s)

• COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE
• SOCIAL ACTION

Notes

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Abstract

In Politics of the Everyday, celebrated design theorist Ezio Manzini advocates for the creation of flexible communities which are open and inclusive, and therefore resilient and socially sustainable. He proposes a radical overhaul in how we as individuals spend our time, and in what we value. By choosing different ‘policies’ for our own lives in this way, Manzini demonstrates that we can reverse negative current trends such as living in connected solitude; often working, travelling and relaxing alone, yet feeling misleadingly sociable by means of technology.

The book draws on precedents of various innovative projects which have successfully used design thinking to address social challenges, like carpooling in California, participatory politics at Milan’s City Council and research into ‘meaningful encounters’ at the University of the Arts London. Manzini argues that the success of these examples indicates the real possibility of changing society, not by making demands, but by putting into practice new ways of doing things as individuals.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

1 online resource (x, 128 p.)

Dimension

-

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

Front matter
1. Light Communities: Social Forms in a Fluid World 1–34
2. Life Projects: Autonomy and Collaboration 35–68
3. Politics of Everyday Life: Design Activism and Transformative Normality 69–96
4. Project-Centered Democracy: Ecosystems of Ideas and Projects 97–126
Afterword: Another Book. Design Experts and Diffuse Design Capability 127–128

Exemplar(s)

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