Its a concept originally from phenomenological sociology (lebenswelt)
where (as I understand it) it describes that informal unmediated field
of human relations from which we learn rules, norms, structures of
feeling, how to be social beings etc. It is seen as the source of our
social being and of our ethical sense. Habermas uses the concept in
contrast to the State (or system) on the one hand and the economy-market
on the other. Both these are systems for ordering human relations that
substitute for the felt and lived resources of the lifeworld. Habermas
sees many of our social ills as coming from the colonisation of the
lifeworlds by these two 'steering media' - i.e. more and more of the
lifeworld becomes coordinated through economic and governmental controls
or mediations. This is what the pamphlet seems to be partly aiming at.
I suppose I made the point because it is a little frustrating to see a
concept introduced as a new one without reference to a conceptual
resource that already explains these phenomena with a degree of richness
from the rather simplistic and perhaps glib account that you tend to
get in think tank outputs like this NEF one.
However, there is a danger that the co-production idea can simply be
used ideologically to legitimate the further dismantling of the welfare
state. Difficult for many of us because we see its many problems
(colonisation of the lifeworld being one - also described in similar
ways by Polanyi in the 1940s in opposition to liberal writers like
Hayek) while also wanting to protect what is good and essential in it.
How do we promote inclusive and empowering ways of delivering social
justice and social and economic benefit without at the same time giving
ammunition to those that would destroy the gains of the labour and
progressive movement? Maybe co-production is a concept that can help us
with that as a way of steering between bureaucratic, paternalistic
statism on the one hand and free market consumerism on the other - but
I'm not sure it is quite up to it.
Mark
jacqui lovell wrote:
>
> Prob gonna show my lack of knowledge here but what is lifeworld Mark?
>
>
>
> > Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 18:44:41 +0100
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [COMMUNITYPSYCHUK] FW: CHAIN targeted message: Upates
> for the Patient & Public Involvement sub-group (target group:
> England,PPI s/g; N=1076)
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> >
> > On a closer read there are some useful ideas in there for countering
> the
> > personalisation scam (individual market-based 'solutions'), although I
> > think it is naive about the production and reproduction of social life
> > and the term 'core economy' is just lifeworld by another name.
> >
> > Annie Mitchell wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Jacqui,
> > >
> > > Thanks for alerting us tot his; very interesting and lots in here
> that
> > > resonate with community psychology and deep reasons for promoting
> > > participation/ involvement.
> > >
> > > Though as well there are some aspects some of us might take issue
> > > with: it’s a bit naïve perhaps around power: for example I am a bit
> > > suspicious of the Expert Patient approach – which, while on the face
> > > of it is about “empowering “ people with long term health conditions
> > > is actually very much an individualistic expert-centred approach
> which
> > > could, unchecked, lead further along the victim-blaming line –
> doesn’t
> > > pay much attention that I can see to poverty/ social exclusion as
> > > determinants/ perpetuators of long –term distress.
> > >
> > > Annie
> > >
> > > Annie Mitchell
> > >
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> > > *From:* The UK Community Psychology Discussion List
> > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *jacqui lovell
> > > *Sent:* 04 October 2008 14:07
> > > *To:* [log in to unmask]
> > > *Subject:* [COMMUNITYPSYCHUK] FW: CHAIN targeted message: Upates for
> > > the Patient & Public Involvement sub-group (target group: England,PPI
> > > s/g; N=1076)
> > >
> > > Please see below for a link to an excellent publication from the New
> > > Economics Foundation about Co-production. You will need to
> register on
> > > the website to download it but I think it is definitely worth the
> effort!
> > > Jacqui L
> > >
> > > From: [log in to unmask]
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: FW: CHAIN targeted message: Upates for the Patient & Public
> > > Involvement sub-group (target group: England,PPI s/g; N=1076)
> > > Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 13:52:00 +0200
> > >
> > > ADD NEF WEBSITE TO MY FAVOURITES!
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > > *Dear CHAIN member,*
> > >
> > > Co-facilitatorsof the PPI sub-group Tris Benedict Taylor and Paul
> > > Gardner have asked us tocirculate the following information to
> members
> > > of the sub-group:
> > >
> > > Tris thought you might be interested in the followingpublication.
> > > Earlier this year the New Economics Foundation published
> > > 'Co-production:A Manifesto for growing the core economy,' worth a
> look
> > > if you are interestedin the underlying debate about why involvement
> > > agenda exists. Here's asample quote: 'The point is not to consult
> > > more, or involve people more indecisions; it is to encourage them to
> > > use the human skills and experience theyhave to help deliver
> public or
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