Politics and Conflict in Governance and Planning Theory and Practice

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Contents
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Notes on Contributors
1 The Political in Governance and Planning
	Introduction
	Understanding Contemporary Times: How are the Political and the Post-Political Theorised?
	Why Did Debates on the Political and the Post-Political Attract Attention in Explaining Planning and Governance in Contemporary Times?
	Are the Recent Transformations in Planning and Governance Indicative of a Retreat from the Post-Political Condition or Not?
	The Book
	References
Part I
	Existing and Emerging Paradigms on Spatial Planning and Governance: A Critical Evaluation.
		2 Crisis in Planning Theory: Is the Political a Way Out of the Impasse in Planning?
			Introduction: Planning Theory/Planning Theories
			Planning in Different Regulatory Regimes: Compromise or Conflict?
			Recent Debates and Criticisms of Contemporary Planning
			Planning and the Political
			The Way Out
			References
		3 Planning and Governance: Towards Radical Political Approaches
			Introduction
			Consensus Building or Agonist Prevention of Antagonism?
			Planning as Politics: Approaches, Potentials and Limitations
			Counter-Hegemonic Planning beyond Communicative and Agnostic Approaches
			References
Part II
	Conflict in Governance and Planning Practices: Problems of Post-Political Trends
		4 Multilevel Power Relations and Planning Conflicts in a ‘Land of Exception’: The Case of the Sughereta di Niscemi Reserve in Sicily
			Introduction
			Power Relations in the Domain of Planning Laws: The Agambenian Approach
			Being Exposed to International Military Interests: The Case of the ‘Sughereta di Niscemi’ Reserve in Sicily
			Flexibility of Governance and Manipulation of Planning Procedures
			Conclusions
			Notes
			References
		5 Engaging in Politics of Participation: Managing Power through Action Research
			Introduction
			Democratic Participation and Power in Participatory Planning
			Methodological Framework
			Power is Not an Obstacle, but …
			Concluding Remarks
			Notes
			References
		6 Different Understandings of ‘Public Interest’ as a Source of Conflict: Portuguese Spatial Planning and Practice
			Introduction
			Theoretical Interpretations of the Concept of Public Interest
			The Public Interest in Portuguese Spatial Planning Policy
			The Pursuit of the Public Interest in the Portuguese Planning Practice: The Troia-Melides Coast Case Study
			Conclusions
			Notes
			References
		7 The Conflict between Free Market Capitalism and Social Policies: Mexican Housing Policy
			Introduction
			Institutional Foundations of the Mexican Social Housing Policy
			Outcomes of the Housing Policy in the Post-Political Era: Relevant Figures of the Housing Production
			Different Group Roles and Reactions to the Housing Policies and New Social Housing Projects
			Conclusions: The Political Aspects of Housing
			Notes
			References
Part III
	New Attempts to Overcome the Post-Political Trends in Planning and Governance
		8 Shifting Political Conditions for Spatial Planning in the Nordic Countries
			Introduction
			The Political Conditions for Spatial Planning
			Shifts in Nordic Spatial Planning
			Similarities and Diverging Trajectories across the Four Nordic Countries
			Conclusion: Can We Recognise Post-Political Tendencies in Nordic Spatial Planning?
			References
		9 Politicising the Regional Scale?: The Politics of Metropolitan Governance in Germany, Canada and Brazil
			Introduction
			Metropolitan Governance
			Metropolitan Governance in Canada, Brazil and Germany
			Conclusive Remarks: The Politics of Metropolitan Governance, Multilevel Governance or Lost in Federalism?
			References
		10 Local Welfare Governance and Social Innovation: The Ambivalence of the Political Dimension
			Local Welfare Governance in Europe: Crisis, Rescaling and Depoliticisation
			Social Innovation and its Ambivalence
			Policy-Led Social Innovation in the City of Milan
			Conclusion
			Notes
			References
		11 Politicisation of Community Development: Universities as Boundary Objects
			Introduction
			Politicisation as a Good
			University as a Boundary Object
			Empirical Explorations: Urban Studies Forum and Liveable City Year
			Conclusion: Specific and Universal Intellectuals, Discourse into Practice
			Acknowledgements
			Notes
			References
		12 A Counter-Movement to ‘Place-Less Power: Planners as Progressive Place-Based Leaders
			Introduction
			Planning in the Face of Place-Less Power
			Framing the Power of Place
			Understanding Leadership
			Examples of Progressive Place-Based Leadership
			Emerging Themes: Planning, Power and the Importance of Place-Based Leadership
			Acknowledgements
			Note
			References
Part IV
	Reflections and Conclusions
		13 Scientific Knowledge and Decision-Makingin Planning: Understanding Emotional Aspects
			Introduction
			The Evolution of Planning Thought: Decision-Making Processes, Knowledge and Ethics
			What Changes in the Development of Cognitive Science Can Bring Understanding to the Decision-Making Processes?
			What Types of Change Does the Progress in Neurosciences Bring to Planning and Design?
			Conclusion: Current Problems in Decision-Making and the Future of Planning
			Notes
			References
		14 Afterword: I Am Realistic. I Expect Miracles
			Contextualising Post-Political Conditions
			Ambivalence as Strategy, or How the State Deals with Increasing Criticisms and Insurgencies
			Collaboration for Repoliticisation: Not Less Politics but Different Politics
			The Future
			References
Index