Iolanda Bianchi
Biographic Data
| ID | 4392291 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Iolanda Bianchi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Iolanda |
| FAMILY NAME | Bianchi |
| SIGNATURE | BIANCHI I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2829-9326 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 133 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Radical Municipalism: The Politics of the Common and the Democratization of Public Services
Radical Municipalism offers a fresh perspective on the democratizing capacity of the politics of the common in the transformation of public services, aiming to foster social change at the local level and beyond. Building on a strong theoretical foundation and featuring 15 original case studies from Europe and the Americas, the chapters explore the challenges and possibilities of implementing common-based strategies. A unique and vital resource, t…
Analysing the social practice of urban commons-oriented coproduction: The case of Sant Cugat del Vallès in Spain
Altres ajuts: acords transformatius de la UAB
Metropolitan geographies of urban commons: Mapping socio-economic alternatives in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona
The democratising capacity of new municipalism: Beyond Direct Democracy in Public–common Partnerships
New municipalism, in its endeavour to democratise urban politics and policy, employs innovative strategies including public–common partnerships, which seek to support citizens in self-managing public goods and services. Proponents of new municipalism claim that these partnerships have a democratising capacity, as self-management is seen as an expression of direct democracy. In this article we examine this democratising capacity. By adopting an ab…
Entrevista com Dra. Iolanda Bianchi da Universidade Autônoma de Barcelona
Vanessa Empinotti e Marcelo Aversa entrevistam Iolanda Bianchi sobre a pesquisa realizada sobre os comuns, aplicada ao contexto urbano
The commonification of the public under new municipalism: Commons–state institutions in Naples and Barcelona
The transformation of local state institutions by way of the paradigm of the common – the creation of commons–state institutions – has become one of the strategies of new municipalist practices. It is an attempt to overcome two crises: the crises of both the privatised and the bureaucratic state forms. It aims to take back the production and distribution of the ‘public’ by the state and to democratise this process. The article analyses the discur…
The local state’s repertoires of governance strategies for the urban commons: Nuancing current perspectives
Theorists of the commons appear to have rather siloed, ideologically driven understandings of the repertoires of governance strategies enacted by the state in the emergence and development of commons. Neo-institutionalists tend to see the state as a supportive institution, while neo-Marxists generally see the state as either antagonistic and/or co-optative. This article sets its research in the dense and contested urban context, and examines the …
Urban commons and the local state: Co-production between enhancement and co-optation
Urban commons have emerged within the latest mobilization cycle, and have developed forms of everyday politics. Marxist and social movement scholars tend to see the urban commons/local state interactions that assemble commons’ material infrastructure as the prelude to commons being co-opted. Governance scholars uphold that these interactions can bring political benefits to the commons. By bridging these two perspectives, this article analyses urb…
Empowering policies for grassroots welfare initiatives: Blending social innovation and commons theory
Social innovation scholars see grassroots welfare initiatives as being potentially empowering. However, they also argue that this potential is enhanced when these initiatives receive support from local governments through a bottom-linked approach to social innovation. This article examines how empowering policies for grassroots welfare initiatives can be provided within a bottom-linked approach, while considering the reservations expressed by cri…
Governmentality, the Local State, and the Commons: An Analysis of Civic Management Facilities in Barcelona
This article deploys the Foucauldian concept of governmentality to study the political tensions that may unfold when commons are enacted through hybrid institutional configurations. We focus on civic management facilities (CMFs) that are located in the city of Barcelona. These are facilities owned by Barcelona City Council which, responding to organised citizens’ demands, are transferred to them so that they can develop their own transformative p…
Urban governance and political change under a radical left government: The case of Barcelona
Local elections in May 2015 represented a major shift in the political history of Barcelona (Spain). The Barcelona en Comú candidacy, born in January 2015 under the impetus of a set of progressive social and political organizations, became the first municipal political force in the city. This article analyzes the cycle of creation, electoral victory, and government action of Barcelona en Comú during the current legislature (2015–2019). In so doin…
The post-political meaning of the concept of commons: The regulation of the urban commons in Bologna
While the concept of Commons has acquired politicized meanings, it has also acquired some de-politicized ones. This article analyses a case of de-politicization of this concept, occurring in the city of Bologna, where the City Council has recently adopted the ‘Regulation for the Care and Regeneration of the Urban Commons’. Through an interpretative approach that uses critical discourse analysis, the article illustrates a form of post-politicizati…
Urban governance and political change under a radical left government: The case of Barcelona
Local elections in May 2015 represented a major shift in the political history of Barcelona (Spain). The Barcelona en Comú candidacy, born in January 2015 under the impetus of a set of progressive social and political organizations, became the first municipal political force in the city. This article analyzes the cycle of creation, electoral victory, and government action of Barcelona en Comú during the current legislature (2015–2019). In so doin…
The commonification of the public under new municipalism: Commons–state institutions in Naples and Barcelona
The transformation of local state institutions by way of the paradigm of the common – the creation of commons–state institutions – has become one of the strategies of new municipalist practices. It is an attempt to overcome two crises: the crises of both the privatised and the bureaucratic state forms. It aims to take back the production and distribution of the ‘public’ by the state and to democratise this process. The article analyses the discur…
The post-political meaning of the concept of commons: The regulation of the urban commons in Bologna
While the concept of Commons has acquired politicized meanings, it has also acquired some de-politicized ones. This article analyses a case of de-politicization of this concept, occurring in the city of Bologna, where the City Council has recently adopted the ‘Regulation for the Care and Regeneration of the Urban Commons’. Through an interpretative approach that uses critical discourse analysis, the article illustrates a form of post-politicizati…
The democratising capacity of new municipalism: Beyond Direct Democracy in Public–common Partnerships
New municipalism, in its endeavour to democratise urban politics and policy, employs innovative strategies including public–common partnerships, which seek to support citizens in self-managing public goods and services. Proponents of new municipalism claim that these partnerships have a democratising capacity, as self-management is seen as an expression of direct democracy. In this article we examine this democratising capacity. By adopting an ab…
Metropolitan geographies of urban commons: Mapping socio-economic alternatives in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona
Urban commons and the local state: Co-production between enhancement and co-optation
Urban commons have emerged within the latest mobilization cycle, and have developed forms of everyday politics. Marxist and social movement scholars tend to see the urban commons/local state interactions that assemble commons’ material infrastructure as the prelude to commons being co-opted. Governance scholars uphold that these interactions can bring political benefits to the commons. By bridging these two perspectives, this article analyses urb…
Empowering policies for grassroots welfare initiatives: Blending social innovation and commons theory
Social innovation scholars see grassroots welfare initiatives as being potentially empowering. However, they also argue that this potential is enhanced when these initiatives receive support from local governments through a bottom-linked approach to social innovation. This article examines how empowering policies for grassroots welfare initiatives can be provided within a bottom-linked approach, while considering the reservations expressed by cri…
Governmentality, the Local State, and the Commons: An Analysis of Civic Management Facilities in Barcelona
This article deploys the Foucauldian concept of governmentality to study the political tensions that may unfold when commons are enacted through hybrid institutional configurations. We focus on civic management facilities (CMFs) that are located in the city of Barcelona. These are facilities owned by Barcelona City Council which, responding to organised citizens’ demands, are transferred to them so that they can develop their own transformative p…
The local state’s repertoires of governance strategies for the urban commons: Nuancing current perspectives
Theorists of the commons appear to have rather siloed, ideologically driven understandings of the repertoires of governance strategies enacted by the state in the emergence and development of commons. Neo-institutionalists tend to see the state as a supportive institution, while neo-Marxists generally see the state as either antagonistic and/or co-optative. This article sets its research in the dense and contested urban context, and examines the …
The post-political meaning of the concept of commons: The regulation of the urban commons in Bologna
While the concept of Commons has acquired politicized meanings, it has also acquired some de-politicized ones. This article analyses a case of de-politicization of this concept, occurring in the city of Bologna, where the City Council has recently adopted the ‘Regulation for the Care and Regeneration of the Urban Commons’. Through an interpretative approach that uses critical discourse analysis, the article illustrates a form of post-politicizati…
Urban governance and political change under a radical left government: The case of Barcelona
Local elections in May 2015 represented a major shift in the political history of Barcelona (Spain). The Barcelona en Comú candidacy, born in January 2015 under the impetus of a set of progressive social and political organizations, became the first municipal political force in the city. This article analyzes the cycle of creation, electoral victory, and government action of Barcelona en Comú during the current legislature (2015–2019). In so doin…
Governmentality, the Local State, and the Commons: An Analysis of Civic Management Facilities in Barcelona
This article deploys the Foucauldian concept of governmentality to study the political tensions that may unfold when commons are enacted through hybrid institutional configurations. We focus on civic management facilities (CMFs) that are located in the city of Barcelona. These are facilities owned by Barcelona City Council which, responding to organised citizens’ demands, are transferred to them so that they can develop their own transformative p…
The local state’s repertoires of governance strategies for the urban commons: Nuancing current perspectives
Theorists of the commons appear to have rather siloed, ideologically driven understandings of the repertoires of governance strategies enacted by the state in the emergence and development of commons. Neo-institutionalists tend to see the state as a supportive institution, while neo-Marxists generally see the state as either antagonistic and/or co-optative. This article sets its research in the dense and contested urban context, and examines the …
Urban commons and the local state: Co-production between enhancement and co-optation
Urban commons have emerged within the latest mobilization cycle, and have developed forms of everyday politics. Marxist and social movement scholars tend to see the urban commons/local state interactions that assemble commons’ material infrastructure as the prelude to commons being co-opted. Governance scholars uphold that these interactions can bring political benefits to the commons. By bridging these two perspectives, this article analyses urb…
Empowering policies for grassroots welfare initiatives: Blending social innovation and commons theory
Social innovation scholars see grassroots welfare initiatives as being potentially empowering. However, they also argue that this potential is enhanced when these initiatives receive support from local governments through a bottom-linked approach to social innovation. This article examines how empowering policies for grassroots welfare initiatives can be provided within a bottom-linked approach, while considering the reservations expressed by cri…
The commonification of the public under new municipalism: Commons–state institutions in Naples and Barcelona
The transformation of local state institutions by way of the paradigm of the common – the creation of commons–state institutions – has become one of the strategies of new municipalist practices. It is an attempt to overcome two crises: the crises of both the privatised and the bureaucratic state forms. It aims to take back the production and distribution of the ‘public’ by the state and to democratise this process. The article analyses the discur…
Entrevista com Dra. Iolanda Bianchi da Universidade Autônoma de Barcelona
Vanessa Empinotti e Marcelo Aversa entrevistam Iolanda Bianchi sobre a pesquisa realizada sobre os comuns, aplicada ao contexto urbano
Metropolitan geographies of urban commons: Mapping socio-economic alternatives in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona
The democratising capacity of new municipalism: Beyond Direct Democracy in Public–common Partnerships
New municipalism, in its endeavour to democratise urban politics and policy, employs innovative strategies including public–common partnerships, which seek to support citizens in self-managing public goods and services. Proponents of new municipalism claim that these partnerships have a democratising capacity, as self-management is seen as an expression of direct democracy. In this article we examine this democratising capacity. By adopting an ab…
Radical Municipalism: The Politics of the Common and the Democratization of Public Services
Radical Municipalism offers a fresh perspective on the democratizing capacity of the politics of the common in the transformation of public services, aiming to foster social change at the local level and beyond. Building on a strong theoretical foundation and featuring 15 original case studies from Europe and the Americas, the chapters explore the challenges and possibilities of implementing common-based strategies. A unique and vital resource, t…
Analysing the social practice of urban commons-oriented coproduction: The case of Sant Cugat del Vallès in Spain
Altres ajuts: acords transformatius de la UAB
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