Invitation to PhD student Katie Berns’s predoc seminar at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences (DSV), Stockholm University. She will present her ongoing work on “Designing for Community Economies: Exploring Alternatives for Infrastructuring Food Waste Activism”. The seminar takes place on March 22, 2023.

Respondent: Katie Berns, DSV
Opponent: John Vines, University of Edinburgh, Scotland/UK
Main supervisor: Chiara Rossitto, DSV
Supervisor: Jakob Tholander, DSV
Professor closest to the subject: Oskar Juhlin, DSV

Abstract

This thesis explores the role of digital civics in promoting a more sustainable and equitable future. It suggests that carefully designed digital technologies can play an important role in supporting community-led efforts to address pressing social and environmental challenges such as food waste. The key themes of my thesis include post-capitalism, community economies, and food waste activism.

Keywords: Digital Civics, Food-sharing, Collectives, Community Economies, Infrastructuring