Handling the Two Conflicting Discourses of Partnerships and Participation in Regional Planning

This article argues that regional planning is dominated by two conflicting discourses that have different principles of involvement: the discourse of partnerships and the discourse of broad participation. These discourses and principles are not easy to reconcile in practice. On the basis of studies...

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Published inEuropean planning studies Vol. 22; no. 7; pp. 1444 - 1461
Main Authors Higdem, Ulla, Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 03.07.2014
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Area planning & development
Conflict
Democratic regimes
Discourse
Discourse analysis
Governance
Leadership
Partnering
Partnership
Political behavior
Political leadership
Principles
Regional planning
Studies
USA, Alaska, Anchorage
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Summary:This article argues that regional planning is dominated by two conflicting discourses that have different principles of involvement: the discourse of partnerships and the discourse of broad participation. These discourses and principles are not easy to reconcile in practice. On the basis of studies in the literature and a comprehensive case study, this article discusses how these conflicting discourses in regional planning challenge democratic norms, and how this problem is dealt with by the regional political leadership. The article shows that the use of meta-governance strategies and broad arenas of participation might be used in this respect, for example, by constantly having a focus on maintaining democratic anchorage when partnerships are used in regional planning processes.
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ISSN:0965-4313
1469-5944
DOI:10.1080/09654313.2013.791966