Abstract
Urban commons offer new opportunities for looking into citizens’ participation and the role of communities in co-creation. Often the focus is on public and private sector organizations, and the role of citizen collectives are underestimated or even neglected. But such communities can play a role in co-creation aimed at developing solutions for contemporary problems. To illustrate the creation of urban commons and the process of commoning, we used a case study of the Indische neighbourhood in Amsterdam East. This study shows how older structures are disembedded and how new embeddedness offers possibilities for co-creation of urban commons, such as the self-management of a neighbourhood centre. Moreover, this study shows that even though neoliberal solutions are often seen as the only possibility, there are many alternatives (TAMA) available.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 91-109 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Sociologia E Politiche Sociali |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 9 Apr 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2019 |
Keywords
- Urban commons
- Government
- Governance
- Communities
- Indische mneighbourhood