Crafting urban equality through grassroots critical pedagogies

Author(s): Adriana Allen, Julia Wesely, Paola Blanes, Florencia Brandolini, Mariana Enet, Rodrigo Faria G. Iacovini, Rosario Fassina, Bahiá Flores Pacheco, Graciela Medina, Alejandro Muniz, Soledad Pérez, Silsa Pineda, Marilyn Reina, Luz Amparo Sánchez Medina, Juan Xavier
Abstract: How do ordinary citizens, activists and urban practitioners learn to become agents of change for a socially just habitat? The paper explores this question through the experiences of eight grassroots schools of popular urbanism working under the umbrella of the Habitat International Coalition (HIC) in Latin America. Building on a process of self-documentation and collective pedagogic reflection driven by the protagonists of these schools, the analysis explores the core pedagogic practices identified across the schools to enact popular urbanism as a collective and intentional praxis: to weave, sentipensar, mobilize, reverberate and emancipate. We argue that, put in motion, these pedagogic practices transgress the rules and boundaries of the formal classroom, taking participants to and through other sites and modes of learning that host significant potential to stimulate collectivizing and alternative ways of seeking change towards urban equality.
Organisation(s): Department of Geography and Regional Research
Journal: Environment and Urbanization
Volume: 34
Pages: 446-464
No. of pages: 19
ISSN: 0956-2478
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/09562478221115334
Publication date: 10-2022
Peer reviewed: Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012: 509001 Action research, 509023 Development research, 507019 Urban development planning, 503033 Political education
Keywords
ASJC Scopus subject areas: Urban Studies, Education
Sustainable Development Goals: SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
Portal url: https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/f46ddcee-86ea-49eb-ab7f-023d467e1c84

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