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


          

刊名:European Planning Studies
作者:ULLA HIGDEM(Department of Economy and Organisational Science, Lillehammer University College)
GRO SANDKJAER HANSSEN(Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research)
刊号:866C0108
出版年:2014
年卷期:2014, vol.22, no.7
页码:1444-1461
总页数:18
分类号:TU98
语种:eng
文摘: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.