Smart society: a sociological perspective on smart living

1 Smart society: The critical sense of a world strategy ROBERTA IANNONE2 Smart politics: The political dimension of 'smartness' GIOVANNI DE GHANTUZ CUBBE3 Smart people and prosumers: The individual challenge to the Fourth Industrial Revolution ROMINA GURASHI4 Smart community: A new way of being together? ILARIA IANNUZZI5 Home smart home: A sociology of living in the age of reflective materialism MELISSA SESSA6 From theory to empiricism: The challenge to the future of the Sapienza University at Solar Decathlon Middle East ROMINA GURASHI, ILARIA IANNUZZI AND MELISSA SESSA

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- 1. Smart society: The critical sense of a world strategy -- Around and within the 'smart' world -- From theory to practice: the heart of the question -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 2. Smart politics: The political dimension of 'smartness' -- Introduction -- Politics and smartness: does 'smart politics' exist? -- Politics, smartness and undemocratic trends -- Some short mentions about the institutional praxis: the need for a long-term vision -- Conclusion -- References -- 3. Smart people and prosumers: The individual challenge to the Fourth Industrial Revolution -- Introduction -- The post-industrial society and the smart people -- The world of cognitive capitalism: the role of network and connectivity -- From consumer to prosumer in the era of access -- Smart choices: attention to environmental sustainability and ethical consumerism -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 4. Smart community: A new way of being together? -- Introduction to the smart community -- The smart community in community-society dichotomy -- Smart community and smart city: features and differences -- The role of trust -- Conclusion: the future of smart community -- Notes -- References -- 5. Home smart home: A sociology of living in the age of reflective materialism -- Reflexive modernity: a critical analysis of the domotic drift -- From home to smart home -- A look inside: the features of the smart home -- Reflection points: the ethical responsibility of smart home -- Conclusion: is it time for new values? -- References -- 6. From theory to empiricism: The challenge to the future of the Sapienza University at Solar Decathlon Middle East -- Introduction -- A European vision: Horizon 2020 -- The competition: Solar Decathlon Middle East 2018 -- The case study: ReStart4Smart -- Conclusions.