21: Platformisation, technical citizenship and making space for rights in the city
The chapter critically examines platform urbanism and explores possible democratic interventions aimed at enhancing technical citizenship. The evolving concept of ‘platform urbanism’ highlights market-driven efficiencies within the smart cities discourse and the pervasive influence of corporate-owne...
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| author | Kerr, Aphra Pierson, Jo |
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| description | The chapter critically examines platform urbanism and explores possible democratic interventions aimed at enhancing technical citizenship. The evolving concept of ‘platform urbanism’ highlights market-driven efficiencies within the smart cities discourse and the pervasive influence of corporate-owned infrastructures, applications and services that datafy, commodify and reshape interactions with urban spaces. Adopting a socio-technical perspective, the chapter interrogates current imaginaries of platform urbanism and proposes a reconceptualisation that foregrounds a citizen-informed, rights-based approach rooted in meaningful participation and empowerment. Integrating insights from media and communication studies, platform studies, urban geography, and the critical constructivism of technology, the chapter draws on ongoing research across Europe to reimagine platform urbanism through civic agency and rights assertion. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1720482026-02-13T15:46:58Z 21: Platformisation, technical citizenship and making space for rights in the city Kerr, Aphra Pierson, Jo Platformisation; Technical citizenship; Right to the city; Walkshops; Citizen think-ins; Agency RGCU RGCM JBSD GBC The chapter critically examines platform urbanism and explores possible democratic interventions aimed at enhancing technical citizenship. The evolving concept of ‘platform urbanism’ highlights market-driven efficiencies within the smart cities discourse and the pervasive influence of corporate-owned infrastructures, applications and services that datafy, commodify and reshape interactions with urban spaces. Adopting a socio-technical perspective, the chapter interrogates current imaginaries of platform urbanism and proposes a reconceptualisation that foregrounds a citizen-informed, rights-based approach rooted in meaningful participation and empowerment. Integrating insights from media and communication studies, platform studies, urban geography, and the critical constructivism of technology, the chapter draws on ongoing research across Europe to reimagine platform urbanism through civic agency and rights assertion. Published 2026-02-13T15:46:55Z 2026-02-13T15:46:55Z 2025-12-02 chapter 9781035313761 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/172048 eng image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handbook-of-platform-urbanism-9781035313754.html https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap-oa/book/9781035313761/chapter21.xml Edward Elgar Publishing Edward Elgar Publishing 10.4337/9781035313761.00032 10.4337/9781035313761.00032 01ceac28-75b4-492a-8eec-f9b98bc6b28c https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ 9781035313761 Edward Elgar Publishing Cheltenham, UK open access |
| spellingShingle | Platformisation; Technical citizenship; Right to the city; Walkshops; Citizen think-ins; Agency RGCU RGCM JBSD GBC Kerr, Aphra Pierson, Jo 21: Platformisation, technical citizenship and making space for rights in the city |
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| topic | Platformisation; Technical citizenship; Right to the city; Walkshops; Citizen think-ins; Agency RGCU RGCM JBSD GBC |
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