Planning for Possibility

Opening Democracy in an Ordinary City

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2370109
AutoresDavid Overfelt (Rochester Institute of Technology, autor correspondente)
Ano2013
Volume39
Fascículo4
Páginas593-613
Data de publicação2013-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCritical Sociology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0896-9205 • E-ISSN: 1569-1632
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0896920512454752
OpenAlexW2316035557
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas27

This article discusses a participatory planning process that opened democratic possibilities in Columbia, MO and argues that similar processes can and should be utilized to encourage broader participation in the public sphere. While grassroots participation is ideal, communities can use the language of dialogue and deliberation to turn instrumental processes toward more democratic outcomes. In the concluding remarks the author discusses both implications for research and the methods of political process organization that can help to create just and equal spaces

Citizen journalism · Deliberation · Deliberative democracy · Democracy · Grassroots · Participatory democracy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Public sphere · Sociology · Law · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Urban Planning and Governance · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies