PARTICIPATION and GENERATIVITY:REFLECTIONS ON THREE CASE STUDIESAnna Cossetta Patrizia Cappelletti Unige Unicatt

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Political System Society

Individuals

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GenerativityA concept introduced by Erik Erikson and applicable to social level

an action open to the future

productivity

creativity

desire of care

not just doing but doing well

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Generativity

social innovation

vehicle of reputation

listening - questioning

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How does Generativity?

A research: “The Archive of The Italian Generativity”

100 italian case studies (enterprises, associations, public institutions)

Each case is analyzed through documents, deep interviews, data collection, video summary.

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Participation and Generativity

Government sponsored form of participation against disenchantment of the new generations

Generativity is spontaneous. Not bottom-up, not top down but ego-alter

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Participation as recognition

Of a subjective need for agency and belonging

Of a (social) demand coming from the Other and the context…

Of a personal responsibility towards the maintenance and improvement of the world

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Generativity process

personal needsocial

demand

contextualizationmutual recognition ACTION participation social

innovation

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