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Going Beyond the Smart City? Implementing Technopolitical Platforms for Urban Democracy in Madrid and Barcelona
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Authors/contributors
- Smith, Adrian (Author)
- Prieto Martin, Pedro (Author)
Title
Going Beyond the Smart City? Implementing Technopolitical Platforms for Urban Democracy in Madrid and Barcelona
Abstract
Digital platforms for urban democracy are analyzed in Madrid and Barcelona. These platforms permit citizens to debate urban issues with other citizens; to propose developments, plans, and policies for city authorities; and to influence how city budgets are spent. Contrasting with neoliberal assumptions about Smart Citizenship, the technopolitics discourse underpinning these developments recognizes that the technologies facilitating participation have themselves to be developed democratically. That is, technopolitical platforms are built and operate as open, commons-based processes for learning, reflection, and adaptation. These features prove vital to platform implementation consistent with aspirations for citizen engagement and activism.
Publication
Journal of Urban Technology
Volume
28
Issue
1-2
Pages
311-330
Date
2021-04-03
ISSN
1063-0732
Short Title
Going Beyond the Smart City?
Accessed
15/07/2024, 22:06
Library Catalogue
Taylor and Francis+NEJM
Extra
Publisher: Routledge
_eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/10630732.2020.1786337
Citation
Smith, A., & Prieto Martin, P. (2021). Going Beyond the Smart City? Implementing Technopolitical Platforms for Urban Democracy in Madrid and Barcelona. Journal of Urban Technology, 28(1–2), 311–330. https://doi.org/10.1080/10630732.2020.1786337
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