Nanke Verloo
Biographic Data
| ID | 290000 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nanke Verloo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nanke |
| FAMILY NAME | Verloo |
| SIGNATURE | VERLOO N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Amsterdam |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9803-6754 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Toward experiential socio-spatial justice: Rethinking redistributive, procedural, and epistemic approaches through Bogotá’s Fenicia Triangle
This paper contends that recognition justice remains underdeveloped within spatial justice theory and planning practice. Our argument is grounded in a review of existing spatial justice theories and an ethnographic analysis of an urban redevelopment plan in Bogotá, Colombia. We distill three principles of socio-spatial justice from the literature. We then review how these established theories of redistributive and procedural justice have been cri…
How Public Participation Depends on What Happens ‘In‐Between’. Analysing Emotion, Memory and Meaning in Participatory Policies
Public participation often falls short of creating more legitimate and inclusive policies that address local needs. The literature highlights three main legitimacy criteria: agreements on who holds power to decide what and how, inclusivity of the process and its representativeness. These criteria are typically viewed as matters of design and participant selection. This paper contends that the quality and legitimacy of public participation depend …
Public Encounters: Advancing the Study and Practice of Citizen‐State Relationships
The sub‐field of public encounters has significant untapped potential to advance the study and practice of citizen‐state relationships. The main aim of this special issue is to put the spotlight on this growing literature on relational dynamics between citizens and agents of the state. In this editorial introduction, we synthesise emerging empirical and conceptual insights across the special issue articles and wider literature to explain the prof…
Analyzing transport politics through “critical moments”: Conflict and power in the paradigmatic case of Seventh Avenue in Bogotá, Colombia
This article proposes the methodology of Critical Moments (CMs) to study transport decision-making politics, contributing to debates on transport as a social construct. Critical Moments are defined as moments when change occurs in contentious processes through relational interactions, causing uncertainty, disrupting power relations, and shaping action repertoires. The methodology enables analysis of how formal and informal political actions by ci…
A performing arts centre for whom? Rethinking the architect as negotiator of urban imaginaries
In this study, we interpret architecture not as a single imaginary stemming from architects and architectural patrons, but as the result of negotiating urban politics and urban imaginaries between different stakeholders, including policymakers, citizens, and developers. We focus in particular on the role of architects within this process as mediators between different stakeholders, who nevertheless have their own specific agenda to pursue. We dra…
Ignoring people: The micro-politics of misrecognition in participatory governance
Local governments across the globe increasingly aim to engage citizens in participatory governance, encouraging them to take an active stance in community activities and policy or planning decisions. Despite the inclusive and emancipatory ambitions, these projects often reproduce inequality and exclude citizens leaving them marginalized and misrecognized. In this paper, I argue that inclusion and recognition do not take shape via political ambiti…
Creative discretion and the structure of context-responsive improvising
Tony Evans and Peter Hupe’s studies of discretion enable a practical analysis of the imaginative improvising required of diverse urban managers. Discretion “as granted” bounds the freedom but does not account for the complexity of context-responsive discretionary “uses.” Such responsive improvisation, no longer romanticized as spontaneous jazz, integrates careful judgments of listening, analysis, and negotiation. A narrative case analysis assesse…
Governing the global locally: Agonistic democracy practices in The Hague’s Schilderswijk
Cities have become stages for (inter)national conflicts over political and religious identity, democratic values and ownership of place. These ‘glocal urban conflicts’ challenge local actors to respond immediately and effectively in ways that prevent escalation and strengthen democratic relations. The theory of agonistic democracy provides a valuable model that celebrates difference and inclusiveness to foster democracy. There is, however, little…
Social-spatial narrative: A framework to analyze the democratic opportunity of conflict
Learning from informality? Rethinking the mismatch between formal policy strategies and informal tactics of citizenship
Democratic governance is increasingly focused on active citizenship. Governments in the Global North seek to make residents responsible for improving their communities. Democracy, however, is not solely experienced in abstract terms, it also materializes through more informal everyday interactions with public officials. This article explores the significance of routine and performative street-level encounters that shape people's experience of bel…
Planning and Conflict: Critical Perspectives on Contentious Urban Developments
When confl icts arise, emotions come into play. Planning is change, and in that process it is inevitable that not everyone agrees about future plans. A chapter on using narrative to understand and deal with planning confl icts must therefore start by recognizing the importance of emotions. The professional in the above quote explains that he had to face the fear of his own emotions in order to allow himself to listen and really hear the stories o…
Learning from informality? Rethinking the mismatch between formal policy strategies and informal tactics of citizenship
Democratic governance is increasingly focused on active citizenship. Governments in the Global North seek to make residents responsible for improving their communities. Democracy, however, is not solely experienced in abstract terms, it also materializes through more informal everyday interactions with public officials. This article explores the significance of routine and performative street-level encounters that shape people's experience of bel…
Social-spatial narrative: A framework to analyze the democratic opportunity of conflict
Ignoring people: The micro-politics of misrecognition in participatory governance
Local governments across the globe increasingly aim to engage citizens in participatory governance, encouraging them to take an active stance in community activities and policy or planning decisions. Despite the inclusive and emancipatory ambitions, these projects often reproduce inequality and exclude citizens leaving them marginalized and misrecognized. In this paper, I argue that inclusion and recognition do not take shape via political ambiti…
Creative discretion and the structure of context-responsive improvising
Tony Evans and Peter Hupe’s studies of discretion enable a practical analysis of the imaginative improvising required of diverse urban managers. Discretion “as granted” bounds the freedom but does not account for the complexity of context-responsive discretionary “uses.” Such responsive improvisation, no longer romanticized as spontaneous jazz, integrates careful judgments of listening, analysis, and negotiation. A narrative case analysis assesse…
Governing the global locally: Agonistic democracy practices in The Hague’s Schilderswijk
Cities have become stages for (inter)national conflicts over political and religious identity, democratic values and ownership of place. These ‘glocal urban conflicts’ challenge local actors to respond immediately and effectively in ways that prevent escalation and strengthen democratic relations. The theory of agonistic democracy provides a valuable model that celebrates difference and inclusiveness to foster democracy. There is, however, little…
A performing arts centre for whom? Rethinking the architect as negotiator of urban imaginaries
In this study, we interpret architecture not as a single imaginary stemming from architects and architectural patrons, but as the result of negotiating urban politics and urban imaginaries between different stakeholders, including policymakers, citizens, and developers. We focus in particular on the role of architects within this process as mediators between different stakeholders, who nevertheless have their own specific agenda to pursue. We dra…
Planning and Conflict: Critical Perspectives on Contentious Urban Developments
When confl icts arise, emotions come into play. Planning is change, and in that process it is inevitable that not everyone agrees about future plans. A chapter on using narrative to understand and deal with planning confl icts must therefore start by recognizing the importance of emotions. The professional in the above quote explains that he had to face the fear of his own emotions in order to allow himself to listen and really hear the stories o…
Learning from informality? Rethinking the mismatch between formal policy strategies and informal tactics of citizenship
Democratic governance is increasingly focused on active citizenship. Governments in the Global North seek to make residents responsible for improving their communities. Democracy, however, is not solely experienced in abstract terms, it also materializes through more informal everyday interactions with public officials. This article explores the significance of routine and performative street-level encounters that shape people's experience of bel…
Governing the global locally: Agonistic democracy practices in The Hague’s Schilderswijk
Cities have become stages for (inter)national conflicts over political and religious identity, democratic values and ownership of place. These ‘glocal urban conflicts’ challenge local actors to respond immediately and effectively in ways that prevent escalation and strengthen democratic relations. The theory of agonistic democracy provides a valuable model that celebrates difference and inclusiveness to foster democracy. There is, however, little…
Social-spatial narrative: A framework to analyze the democratic opportunity of conflict
Creative discretion and the structure of context-responsive improvising
Tony Evans and Peter Hupe’s studies of discretion enable a practical analysis of the imaginative improvising required of diverse urban managers. Discretion “as granted” bounds the freedom but does not account for the complexity of context-responsive discretionary “uses.” Such responsive improvisation, no longer romanticized as spontaneous jazz, integrates careful judgments of listening, analysis, and negotiation. A narrative case analysis assesse…
Ignoring people: The micro-politics of misrecognition in participatory governance
Local governments across the globe increasingly aim to engage citizens in participatory governance, encouraging them to take an active stance in community activities and policy or planning decisions. Despite the inclusive and emancipatory ambitions, these projects often reproduce inequality and exclude citizens leaving them marginalized and misrecognized. In this paper, I argue that inclusion and recognition do not take shape via political ambiti…
A performing arts centre for whom? Rethinking the architect as negotiator of urban imaginaries
In this study, we interpret architecture not as a single imaginary stemming from architects and architectural patrons, but as the result of negotiating urban politics and urban imaginaries between different stakeholders, including policymakers, citizens, and developers. We focus in particular on the role of architects within this process as mediators between different stakeholders, who nevertheless have their own specific agenda to pursue. We dra…
Analyzing transport politics through “critical moments”: Conflict and power in the paradigmatic case of Seventh Avenue in Bogotá, Colombia
This article proposes the methodology of Critical Moments (CMs) to study transport decision-making politics, contributing to debates on transport as a social construct. Critical Moments are defined as moments when change occurs in contentious processes through relational interactions, causing uncertainty, disrupting power relations, and shaping action repertoires. The methodology enables analysis of how formal and informal political actions by ci…
Toward experiential socio-spatial justice: Rethinking redistributive, procedural, and epistemic approaches through Bogotá’s Fenicia Triangle
This paper contends that recognition justice remains underdeveloped within spatial justice theory and planning practice. Our argument is grounded in a review of existing spatial justice theories and an ethnographic analysis of an urban redevelopment plan in Bogotá, Colombia. We distill three principles of socio-spatial justice from the literature. We then review how these established theories of redistributive and procedural justice have been cri…
How Public Participation Depends on What Happens ‘In‐Between’. Analysing Emotion, Memory and Meaning in Participatory Policies
Public participation often falls short of creating more legitimate and inclusive policies that address local needs. The literature highlights three main legitimacy criteria: agreements on who holds power to decide what and how, inclusivity of the process and its representativeness. These criteria are typically viewed as matters of design and participant selection. This paper contends that the quality and legitimacy of public participation depend …
Public Encounters: Advancing the Study and Practice of Citizen‐State Relationships
The sub‐field of public encounters has significant untapped potential to advance the study and practice of citizen‐state relationships. The main aim of this special issue is to put the spotlight on this growing literature on relational dynamics between citizens and agents of the state. In this editorial introduction, we synthesise emerging empirical and conceptual insights across the special issue articles and wider literature to explain the prof…
Urban Planning and Governance (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Law (4 works) · Narrative (4 works) · Citizen journalism (3 works) · Democracy (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works)