Design as Democratic Inquiry: Putting Experimental Civics into Practice

DiSalvo examines community-based design practices as forms of experimental civics, where making and collective imagination become ways to investigate public issues. The EDI relevance lies in participation, representation and the conditions under which communities can shape civic futures. Rather than treating participation as consultation, the book shows design as a situated political practice that can create spaces for inquiry and collective action. It is particularly useful for connecting participatory and social design with democratic theory.