1. PARTICIPATION and
GENERATIVITY:
REFLECTIONS ON THREE CASE STUDIES
Anna Cossetta Patrizia Cappelletti
Unige Unicatt
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2. Political System Society
Individuals
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3. Generativity
A 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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4. Generativity
social innovation
vehicle of reputation
listening - questioning
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5. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. Generativity process
personal
need contextualization social
social mutual recognition ACTION participation
innovation
demand
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