Democratic Renovations and Affective Political Imaginaries

Sitas, Rike; Pieterse, Edgar

doi:10.1080/09528822.2013.798183

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“…The project faces and deals with uncertainty through bridging the gap between the known and predictable to the unknown and unpredictable, or the unlikely but possible. e. Involve individual and collective thinking about actions for sustainability In order to move towards more sustainable and just futures and for institutions like IPBES to be able to craft more inclusive scenarios for sustainable futures, it is necessary to consider how to incorporate thinking about actions for sustainability at both the individual and collective level (McGrath, 2002;Floyd, 2012;Boyd et al, 2015;Sitas and Pieterse, 2017).…”

Section: A Adaptability Across Diverse Contextsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For instance, the ephemeral universe of interactions created by applied theatre, dance or collective writing and storytelling may foster relational learning, sharing others' perspectives and displaying collective cognition processes (Milkoreit and Mock, 2014;Hajer and Pelzer, 2018). Thus, such artistic laboratories may turn into spaces for shared creation and expression of direct democracy that allow collaboratively engaging participants to be active agents of their own futures (Sharp et al, 2005;Clements, 2008;Sholette, 2011;Sitas, 2017;Sitas and Pieterse, 2017). Extending these methods to be democratically participatory could enable a shift from individual transformations to transformative change at the collective or societal level (McGrath, 2002).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Building capacities for transformative change towards sustainability: Imagination in Intergovernmental Science-Policy Scenario Processes

Pereira

Sitas

Ravera

et al. 2019

Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene

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Scenario development has been recognized as a potential method to explore future change and stimulate a reflective process that can contribute to more informed decision-making. The assessment process under IPBES (the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services) has however shown that the current predominantly biophysical and economic models and scenario processes for exploring the future of biodiversity, ecosystem services and their contributions to human wellbeing are insufficient to capture the complexity and context-specific nature of the problems facing these sectors. Several important challenges have been identified that require a more in-depth analysis of where more imaginative scenario efforts can be undertaken to address this gap. In this paper, we identify six key characteristics necessary for scenario processes: adaptability across diverse contexts, inclusion of diverse knowledge and value systems, legitimate stakeholder engagement that foregrounds the role of power and politics, an ability to grapple with uncertainty, individual and collective thinking mechanisms and relevance to policy making. We compared four cases of imaginative, arts-based scenario processes that each offer aspects of meeting these criteria. These approaches emphasise the importance of engaging the imagination of those involved in a process and harnessing it as a tool for identifying and conceptualising more transformative future trajectories. Drawing on the existing literature, we argue that there is value in fostering more inclusive and creative participatory processes that acknowledge the importance of understanding multiple value systems and relationships in order to reimagine a more inclusive and just future. Based on this, we reflect on future research to understand the transformative role that imagination can play in altering and enhancing knowledge-making for global assessments, including IPBES. We conclude that creative scenario co-development processes that promote imagination and create an opening for more empathetic responses should be considered as complementary tools within the suite of methodologies used for future IPBES scenario development.

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Section: A Adaptability Across Diverse Contextsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: A Adaptability Across Diverse Contextsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Building capacities for transformative change towards sustainability: Imagination in Intergovernmental Science-Policy Scenario Processes

Pereira

Sitas

Ravera

et al. 2019

Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene

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“…Many city-scale policies and engaged scholarship processes highlight a need for new methodologies that can create opportunities for greater understanding of the underlying factors and root causes of systems that are trapped in undesirable situations, but also where 'seeds' or pockets of potential future transformation might exist. We hope that our series of workshops will act as a catalyst for public enrolment and have transformative potential for political (re)orientation, fostering new perceptions and dispositions of (future) citizens (Sitas & Pieterse 2013) for those involved, but also as a guide to how inclusion and participation of marginalised voices can be strengthened. Urban youth, in particular, are often overlooked in their role as active citizens, having agency and social cohesion, and also in how this plays out in advancing some of the goals towards building social-ecological resilience.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Youth visions in a changing climate: Emerging lessons from using immersive and arts-based methods for strengthening community-engaged research with urban youth

Sitas¹,

Selomane²,

Atkins³

et al. 2022

Gateways

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Despite increasing efforts, youth perspectives remain largely excluded from decision- making processes concerning their future and the social-ecological challenges they are set to inherit. While youth are a critical and powerful force for social change, many youths in underserved communities have limited access to appropriate information on the root causes and consequences of environmental change, in addition to an array of other complex social injustices. To address this, we embarked on a participatory action research process which focused on democratising research, science and the arts by facilitating experiential, immersive learning opportunities with the intention of eventually co-producing artifacts (in the form of participatory murals) in public spaces to facilitate longer term engagement with human nature futures. This article outlines and shares reflections on our process and offers insights for future engagement activities that seek to mobilise youth imaginaries and agency. We found participants were better engaged when conversations were (1) facilitated by other participants; (2) were outdoors and centred on public art; and (3) were happening in parallel with a hands-on activity. This contrasted with asking interview-type questions, or asking participants to write down their answers, which felt more like a test than a conversation, minimising participation. Key learnings included: the need to co-develop knowledge around enhancing climate literacy that is based on local realities; that multiple capacities and hives of activity already exist in communities and need to be mobilised and not built; that creative visioning and futuring can help identify options for change; and that many youths are seeking creative, immersive and safe spaces for co-learning and connection. Initiatives that aim to engage diverse voices should therefore be well- resourced so as to carefully co-design processes that start by acknowledging contextual differences and capacities within those contexts, and co-create immersive dialogues, in order to move away from test-like engagements which perpetuate power imbalances and discourage participation.

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“…In using sensibilities as an entry point into the interactions between subjects and (re)arrangements, we are indebted to scholarship on affect and atmospheres (e.g. Massumi, 1995; Stewart, 2007; Thrift, 2008; Gregg and Seigworth, 2010; Sitas and Pieterse, 2013; Fregonese, 2017; Gandy, 2017; Anderson, 2021). While we cannot do justice to the conceptual multiplicities and debates that make up this body of work, we (both as a group and individually in our own undisciplined trajectories) follow its paths toward the sensed, the embodied, the emotional aspects of urban living.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Movement 5. Sensing the Affective Lives of Arrangements

Cante¹,

Hussain²,

Makori³

et al. 2023

Int J Urban Regional Res

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This final movement explores whether thinking with re‐arrangements can help us account for that which is hidden, unseen or nested in the recesses and folds of urban practices. And if so, how we might then talk about and account for elusive parts of an arrangement that both exert an influence and are influenced. This essay uses sensibilities as an entry point into the intangible interactions between subjects and (re)arrangements.

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Democratic Renovations and Affective Political Imaginaries

Cited by 17 publications

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Building capacities for transformative change towards sustainability: Imagination in Intergovernmental Science-Policy Scenario Processes

Building capacities for transformative change towards sustainability: Imagination in Intergovernmental Science-Policy Scenario Processes

Youth visions in a changing climate: Emerging lessons from using immersive and arts-based methods for strengthening community-engaged research with urban youth

Movement 5. Sensing the Affective Lives of Arrangements

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