Ecologies of Contestation in Participatory Design

Nitin Sawhney; Anh Ton Tran

doi:10.1145/3385010.3385028

Ecologies of Contestation in Participatory Design

Nitin Sawhney, Anh Ton Tran

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Abstract

How do various forms of contestation and agonism in collective social contexts challenge and transform Participatory Design (PD)? Under what conditions does agonism lead to productive outcomes, expand participation and social inclusion? In this paper, we highlight key insights and issues emerging from three case studies, where design practitioners engaged in PD projects for urban and cultural transformation in New York City and Cambridge. Wide-ranging interviews and participatory workshops reveal how PD is transformed by different “ecologies” inherent in the socio-cultural conditions, power relations, design constraints, and intrinsic values of practitioners grappling with contestation and seeking to engage agonistic pluralism.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	16th Participatory Design Conference (PDC 2020)
Editors	Chiara Del Gaudio, Leonardo Parra-Agudelo, Rachel Clarke, Joanna Saad-Sulonen, Andrea Botero, Andrea Botero, Felipe Cesar Londono, Felipe Cesar Londono, Paula Andrea Escandon Suarez
Publisher	ACM
Pages	172-181
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4503-7700-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3385010.3385028
Publication status	Published - 15 Jun 2020
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	Participatory Design Conference: Participation(s) otherwise - Universidad de Caldas, Manizales, Colombia Duration: 15 Jun 2020 → 19 Jun 2020 Conference number: 16 https://www.pdc2020.org/ http://www.pdc2020.org

Conference

Conference	Participatory Design Conference
Abbreviated title	PDC
Country/Territory	Colombia
City	Manizales
Period	15/06/2020 → 19/06/2020
Internet address	https://www.pdc2020.org/ http://www.pdc2020.org

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Sawhney, N & Tran, AT 2020, Ecologies of Contestation in Participatory Design. in C Del Gaudio, L Parra-Agudelo, R Clarke, J Saad-Sulonen, A Botero, A Botero, FC Londono, FC Londono & PA Escandon Suarez (eds), 16th Participatory Design Conference (PDC 2020). ACM, pp. 172-181, Participatory Design Conference, Manizales, Colombia, 15/06/2020. https://doi.org/10.1145/3385010.3385028

Ecologies of Contestation in Participatory Design. / Sawhney, Nitin; Tran, Anh Ton.

16th Participatory Design Conference (PDC 2020). ed. / Chiara Del Gaudio; Leonardo Parra-Agudelo; Rachel Clarke; Joanna Saad-Sulonen; Andrea Botero; Andrea Botero; Felipe Cesar Londono; Felipe Cesar Londono; Paula Andrea Escandon Suarez. ACM, 2020. p. 172-181.

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