Laia Forné Aguirre

Co-Director of the Economy and Commons Area at IDRA.

Degree in Sociology (UAB) and Master in Urban Management (UPC). She has done applied research on urban planning and gender. She is currently specialized in areas such as the relationship between urban commons and local democracy including an ecofeminist view of the city.

She participates in different urban movements in Barcelona. She has worked as an expert and advisor for different public administrations. Between 2015-2019 she was Chief of Cabinet of the Department of Participation of the Barcelona City Council.

Her main concern is the research and creation of public-community institutions that allow a more democratic, transformative and redistributive management of resources. Some reference readings of the work carried out are: Martínez, R. & Forné, L. (2019) to Ciudades democráticas: la revuelta municipalista en el ciclo post-15M or Castro, M. & Forné, L. (2021) Patrimonio Ciudadano: un marco para la colaboración público-comunitaria.