Material Participation: Technology, the Environment and Everyday Publics
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Material Participation: Technology, the Environment and Everyday Publics

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Material Participation: Technology, the Environment and Everyday Publics

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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.

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Yes, you can access Material Participation: Technology, the Environment and Everyday Publics by N. Marres in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politik & Internationale Beziehungen & Umwelt- & Energiepolitik. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. List of Figures
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Preface
  9. 1 Participation as if Things Mattered
  10. 2 The Invention of Material Publics: Returns to American Pragmatism
  11. 3 Engaging Devices: Everyday Carbon Accounting and the Cost of Involvement
  12. 4 Sustainable Living Experiments or a ‘Coming Out’ for the Politics of Things
  13. 5 Ecoshowhomes and the Material Politics of Experimental Variation
  14. 6 Re-distributing Problems of Participation
  15. Notes
  16. Bibliography
  17. Index