Collective action and digital storytelling for spatial justice

全球对改善公民参与地方政府和城市规划的做法越来越感兴趣，尤其是因为数字技术已经渗透到日常互动和活动中。然而，政府促进公民参与的努力往往仍然被视为一种受控制的活动，无法处理正式参与协议之外的集体行动和合作的潜力。在我的博士研究中，我探讨了公民参与的可能性和局限性，以及在哥伦比亚马尼萨莱斯寻求空间正义的集体行动。我把我的兴趣放在沟通，集体组织和在线和离线领域的共同生产的日常过程中。我的方法是定性的，包括面对面和在线的访谈和参与者观察，利用Facebook，Instagram，Twitter，WhatsApp和其他流行的数字化工具等社交媒体平台。我的人种学方法为与不同的集体合作打开了许多大门，这在我完成博士学位后仍在继续。然而，由于COVID-19大流行和母亲身份，我无法与马尼萨莱斯的参与者传播我的研究结果。这是该提案背后的第一个动机;有一个道德承诺，报告可以影响城市集体行动和参与的关键研究结果。我已经通过了我的万岁与轻微的更正，并完成了一本书中的一章，探讨了拉丁美洲的超媒体化的社会政治影响的出版。此外，由于我的博士学位，我已经在英国公认的学术论坛和会议上提出，并被邀请参加瑞典，西班牙和哥伦比亚大学的研讨会和讲座。自从我的博士学位开始，我从事平行的学术活动，并成为三个研究网络的成员（英国拉丁美洲地理- LAG-UK，拉丁美洲和加勒比研究中心- CLACS和全球城市研究单位- GURU在纽卡斯尔大学），这将是奖学金发展的核心。考虑到我的学术成就和我的研究的潜在影响，这个ESRC博士后奖学金将是一个及时和重大的推动我的职业生涯。为了加强我的研究对社会和学术的影响，我还需要做更多的工作，而奖学金将使我有足够的时间和资源来完成这一工作。根据上一节中提出的目标，我将活动计划分为三个工作包- WP：- WP 1是将我的博士研究的两项成果合并为出版物。第一个有助于对集体行动的政治立场的概念性辩论，以回应“城市权”。第二篇论文将反映我的方法，使用参与者观察作为在线和离线空间之间的流动练习。- WP 2需要在马尼萨莱斯进行两个月的实地考察，与参与者一起举办研讨会，讨论和更新我的发现，并进行有限的重点研究，研究城市集体如何看待他们在城市转型中的作用。与参与者合作，我们将为社交媒体制作一个数字讲故事系列，作为一种研究方法和以无障碍格式传播研究结果的渠道。我们还将共同制作一份报告，总结系列和研讨会的成果。WP 3专注于网络和我职业生涯的未来发展。我将访问哥伦比亚麦德林的一个城市传播研究小组，与英国学者举行研讨会，加深我在传播研究方面的知识。此外，我将在一个国际会议上提出一篇关于讲故事练习的初步思考的论文，并将提交ESRC新研究者补助金的申请。

There is a growing global interest in improving practices for citizen engagement into local government and urban planning, and even more so since digital technology has permeated daily interactions and activities. However, governmental efforts for citizen participation are often still perceived as a controlled exercise, incapable to deal with the potential of collective action and collaborations outside of formal participatory protocols. In my doctoral research, I explored the possibilities and limitations of citizen participation, and collective action seeking spatial justice in Manizales, Colombia. I placed my interest in the everyday processes of communication, collective organisation, and co-production across online and offline spheres. My approach was qualitative, including interviews and participant observation in person and online, making use of social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp and other popular digital tools. My ethnographic approach opened many doors for collaboration with different collectives, which continued after the completion of my PhD. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and motherhood I have not been able to disseminate my findings with the participants in Manizales. That is the first motivation behind this proposal; there is an ethical commitment to report back key research findings that can impact collective action and participation in the city. I have passed my viva with minor corrections and completed the publication of a chapter in a book that explores the socio-political effects of the hyper-mediatisation in Latin America. Moreover, as a result of my PhD I have presented in recognised academic forums and conferences in the UK, and been invited to seminars and lectures in universities in Sweden, Spain, and Colombia. Since the beginning of my PhD, I have engaged in parallel academic activities and become a member of three research networks (the Latin American Geographies in the UK - LAG-UK, the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies - CLACS, and the Global Urban Research Unit - GURU at Newcastle University) which will be central for the Fellowship development. Bearing in mind my academic achievements and the potential impact of my research, this ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship will be a timely and significant boost for my career. Further work is needed to potentiate the societal and academic impact of my research, and the Fellowship will allow me to secure time and resources to do so.Following the objectives presented in the section above, I have grouped the programme of activities in three work packages- WP:- WP 1 is to consolidate two outcomes of my doctoral research as publications. The first contributes to conceptual debates on political stances of collective action responding to the 'Right to the City'. The second will be a paper reflecting on my methodology, using participant observation as a fluid exercise between online and offline spaces. - WP 2 requires two months of fieldwork in Manizales to deliver workshops with participants to discuss and update my findings, and to carry limited focussed research looking at how urban collectives perceive their roles in urban transformation. In collaboration with participants, we will produce a digital storytelling series for social media as both, a research method and channel for disseminating findings in accessible formats. We will also co-produce a report summarising outcomes from the series and workshops.- WP3 focusses in networking and future development of my career. I will visit a research group in Urban Communication in Medellin, Colombia, to produce a seminar with UK based academics and to deepen my knowledge in communication studies. Also, I will present a paper with preliminary reflections on the storytelling exercise at an international conference, and will produce an application for the ESRC New Investigator Grant.