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The past three decades have seen an international ‘turn to participation’ – letting those who will be affected by outcomes play an active role in decision-making – but there is widespread dissatisfaction with actual instances of citizen-state engagement. Neighbourhood planning in England exemplifies this contradiction.
This innovative analysis brings theory, research and practice together to give insights into how and why citizen voices become effective or get excluded. Ethnographic data from detailed studies of neighbourhood planning are used to illustrate the constraints and possibilities of a wide range of participatory governance practices and social movements. The book concludes with recommendations to re-invigorate community involvement in planning and beyond.
“This is a must read for all those interested in England’s neighbourhood planning experience and in devising ways to tip the balancing act required in planning practices more in favour of citizen voices and local specificities.” Town Planning Review
"Yuille offers a compelling ethnographic perspective on participatory planning, highlighting its complexities and transformative potential." Etnografia e ricerca qualitativa
1. Introduction: Neighbourhood Planners and the Turn to Participation
2. Planning, Participation, and Democratisation
3. Knowledge, Politics and Care: Perspectives from Science and Technology Studies
4. Neighbourhoods, Identity and Legitimacy
5. Experience, Evidence and Examination
6. Expertise, Agency and Power
7. Care and Concern
8. Conclusions: Neighbourhood Planning and Beyond