Planning in the Face of Power - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Planning in the Face of Power write by John Forester. This book was released on 1989. Planning in the Face of Power available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Power and inequality are realities that planners of all kinds must face in the practical world. In 'Planning in the Face of Power', John Forester argues that effective, public-serving planners can overcome the traditional--but paralyzing--dichotomies of being either professional or political, detached and distantly rational or engaged and change-oriented. Because inequalities of power directly structure planning practice, planners who are blind to relations of power will inevitably fail. Forester shows how, in the face of the conflict-ridden demands of practice, planners can think politically and rationally at the same time, avoid common sources of failure, and work to advance both a vision of the broader public good and the interests of the least powerful members of society.
Critical Theory, Public Policy, and Planning Practice
Critical Theory, Public Policy, and Planning Practice - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Critical Theory, Public Policy, and Planning Practice write by John Forester. This book was released on 1993-07-01. Critical Theory, Public Policy, and Planning Practice available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Too often attacked as hopelessly abstract, contemporary critical social theory can help us to understand both public policy and its analysis. In this book, John Forester shows how policy analysis, planning, and public administration are thoroughly political communicative practices that subtly and selectively organize public attention. Drawing from Jürgen Habermas's critical communications theory of society, Forester shows how policy developments alter the social infrastructure of society. He provides a clear introduction to critical social theory at the same time that he clarifies the practical and political challenges facing public policy analysts, public managers, and planners working in many fields.
What are Planners Up Against?
What are Planners Up Against? - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook What are Planners Up Against? write by John Forester. This book was released on 1979. What are Planners Up Against? available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Three Faces of Power
Three Faces of Power - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Three Faces of Power write by Kenneth Ewart Boulding. This book was released on 1990-05. Three Faces of Power available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Defining power as the ability to get what we want, this volume identifies three major types of power: threat power; economic power; and, integrative power. It argues that threat power should not be seen as fundamental since it is not effective unless reinforced by economic and integrative power.
The Deliberative Practitioner
The Deliberative Practitioner - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Deliberative Practitioner write by John Forester. This book was released on 1999. The Deliberative Practitioner available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Citizen participation in such complex issues as the quality of the environment, neighborhood housing, urban design, and economic development often brings with it suspicion of government, anger between stakeholders, and power plays by many--as well as appeals to rational argument. Deliberative planning practice in these contexts takes political vision and pragmatic skill. Working from the accounts of practitioners in urban and rural settings, North and South, John Forester shows how skillful deliberative practices can facilitate practical and timely participatory planning processes. In so doing, he provides a window onto the wider world of democratic governance, participation, and practical decision-making. Integrating interpretation and theoretical insight with diverse accounts of practice, Forester draws on political science, law, philosophy, literature, and planning to explore the challenges and possibilities of deliberative practice.
