Agon'izing Over Consensus
Why Habermasian Ideals cannot be `Real
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8091136 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jack Hillier (0000-0002-7340-2073, Curtin University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 37-59 |
| Publication date | 2003-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Planning Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1473-0952 • E-ISSN: 1741-3052 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1473095203002001005 |
| OpenAlex | W2078793116 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 188 |
| References cited | 29 |
I explore the core Habermasian concept of rational consensus-formation and its counterfactuality before introducing the possibility of permanence of conflict, non-reciprocity and domination (i.e. of agonism) which may productively explain some of the powergames enacted in planning decision-making. In so doing I draw on the concept of agonism and introduce the political into Habermas' moral theorization. Where the personal and the political intersect there is a role for psychology. I illustrate how Habermas' communicative theorizing was itself partly developed from a psychoanalytical tradition before introducing some of the concepts popularized by Jacques Lacan. I conclude that development of communicative planning theory could usefully retain some of Habermas' psychological foundations while turning to the work of Lacan as a basis for an enhanced understanding of the realities of planning practice
Agonism · Communicative action · Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Reciprocity (cultural anthropology · Social science · Sociology · Critical Realism in Sociology · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Law · Philosophy · Urban Planning and Governance
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| Unique citing works | 188 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 8,17 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2026 (24) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 188 |