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Material participation: technology, the environment and everyday publics

This book develops a fresh perspective on everyday forms of engagement, one that foregrounds the role of objects, technologies and settings in democracy. Examining a range of devices, from smart meters to eco-homes, the book sets out new concepts and methods for analyzing the relations between parti...

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Main Authors: Marres, Noortje.
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Social participation.
Social change.
Material culture > Social aspects.
Environmentalist thought & ideology.
Environmental science, engineering & technology.
Political science & theory.
Sustainability.
Civil rights & citizenship.
Environment and Ecology.
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137029669
Summary: This book develops a fresh perspective on everyday forms of engagement, one that foregrounds the role of objects, technologies and settings in democracy. Examining a range of devices, from smart meters to eco-homes, the book sets out new concepts and methods for analyzing the relations between participation, innovation and the environment.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9780230232112, 2012.
Carrier Form: 216 p. : 4 b&w, 6 figures, halftones.
ISBN: 9780230232112
9781137029669 :
1137029668 :
CLC: C912
Contents: List of Figures Acknowledgements Preface Objects of Participation The (Dis)invention of the Material Public: Returns to American Pragmatism Devising Engagement: Everyday Carbon Accounting and the Cost of Involvement Living Experiments: A 'Coming Out' for the Politics of Things The Ecohome as Multifarious Instrument: Engagement, Innovation, Change Re-distributing Problems of Participation Notes Bibliography Index.

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