Ambiguity as agency: critical opportunists in the neoliberal city
Participatory design and planning processes are subject to co-option by neoliberal forces and post-political logics. This places participatory practitioners, such as co-designers or planners involved in co-production in a difficult position, whereby not taking a critical stance can lead to legitimis...
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| Vydané v: | CoDesign Ročník 13; číslo 3; s. 175 - 186 |
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| Hlavní autori: | , , |
| Médium: | Journal Article |
| Jazyk: | English |
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Abingdon
Taylor & Francis
03.07.2017
Taylor & Francis Ltd |
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| ISSN: | 1571-0882, 1745-3755 |
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| Shrnutí: | Participatory design and planning processes are subject to co-option by neoliberal forces and post-political logics. This places participatory practitioners, such as co-designers or planners involved in co-production in a difficult position, whereby not taking a critical stance can lead to legitimising and normalising the dominant logic of the state or elite. However, taking a clear critical stance can result in a loss of access and trust from stakeholders and ultimately result in being side-lined from influential design or planning processes. This article critically adapts Eric M. Eisenberg's theory of strategic ambiguity for the post-political context as a potential discursive resource for practitioners seeking to remain active within influential urban decision-making processes while sustaining a critical position and practice. It opens a discussion with the participatory practitioners ndvr on their use of ambiguity and how it negotiates a balance between access, trust and criticality. |
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| Bibliografia: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 14 |
| ISSN: | 1571-0882 1745-3755 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15710882.2017.1355002 |