A new player for tackling inequalities?

dc.contributor.authorUnterfrauner, Elisabeth
dc.contributor.authorHofer, Margit
dc.contributor.authorPelka, Bastian
dc.contributor.authorZirngiebl, Marthe
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-13T12:23:23Z
dc.date.available2020-08-13T12:23:23Z
dc.date.issued2020-05-14
dc.description.abstractThe Maker Movement has raised great expectations towards its potential for tackling social inequalities by mediating technology-related skills to everybody. Are maker spaces new players for social inclusion in digital societies? How can this potential impact be framed? While scientific discourse has so far identified broad value and impact dimensions of the Maker Movement, this article adds empirical insight into the potential for tackling social inequalities. The study is based on 39 interviews with makers and managers of maker initiatives and ten self-reporting surveys filled in by maker initiative managers throughout Europe, which have been analyzed qualitatively. We found four main domains in which makers address social inclusion: First, by mediating skills and competences not only in the field of digital technologies but in the broader sense of empowering people to “make” solutions for encountered problems. Second, we found that makers actively strive to provide democratized access to digital fabrication and the knowledge on how to use them. Third and fourth, we found different ambitions articulated by makers to change society and social practices towards a society providing better opportunities for individuals. As an entry point for further research and actions, we derived a maker typology that reflects the diverse and various types of relationships to be found in the maker community. This typology could be used for exploring further collaborations between social actors and the Maker Movement. We conclude with an outlook on potential trajectories of the Maker Movement and specify which could influence the inclusion of marginalized persons.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2003/39232
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.17877/DE290R-21149
dc.language.isoende
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSocial Inclusion;Vol.8. 2020, Issue 2, p. 190–200
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.subjectMaker movementen
dc.subjectMaker spaceen
dc.subjectSocial impacten
dc.subjectSocial inclusionen
dc.subjectSocial inequalitiesen
dc.subject.ddc300
dc.titleA new player for tackling inequalities?en
dc.title.alternativeFraming the social value and impact of the maker movementen
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eldorado.secondarypublication.primarycitationSocial Inclusion. Vol. 8. 2020, Issue 2, p. 190–200en
eldorado.secondarypublication.primaryidentifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.17645/si.v8i2.2590de

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