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Arts & Humanities, History & Philosophy Of Science, History & Philosophy of Science, Capacity to aspire, Citizenship, Meaningfulness, Right to the city, 2202 History and Philosophy of Specific Fields, Science Studies, 5002 History and philosophy of specific fields, 5003 Philosophy

Abstract:

© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. This article argues, firstly, that voluntary civic practices are not doomed to fall prey to a Big Society rhetoric and a cynical politics of cuts in social spending. It all depends on how these civic practices are promoted and what kind of civic discourse is communicated through the channels of social media and public opinion. Secondly, the author highlights the political importance of connecting meaningfulness with citizenship.