Tag: public participation
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Habermas and the Modern Public Sphere: Insights for Today
Habermas was, above all, a sociologist, even if much of the press insists on presenting him simply as a philosopher. That is not a minor distinction. His work was not only a contribution to philosophy in the narrow sense; it was also a formidable set of tools for thinking about society, legitimacy, consensus, institutions, and…
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Thoughts about how urban design impact our lifes
Just read this article and found so interesting ideas on how urban design impact society and what can be done to avoid increasing inequality. Here I just noted some additional thoughts. I am also thinking of how does it work in a wider scale, for instance, how regional infraestructures reinforce certain inequalities. The same with regard…
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Experimental governance and pre-scientific knowledge
In a previous post it was addressed the concept of experimental governance, understood “as a means to launch an environmental project in spite of uncertainties and uphold the project without disrupting the overall process” (Gross, M., & Heinrichs, 2010:283). This point, the authors continues “is wholly pragmatic to create and facilitate the building of a…
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Habermas communicative rationality and how discourse ethics and a vibrant public sphere could break the stranglehold on rationality by elites
Te belief that meaning and reason were social in nature-i.e., required mutual cooperation and collaboration in its contruction-led early pragmatists to belive that an important part of the route to progressive social change lie in democratic deliberative approaches to addressing pressing social problems. These ideas are best illustrated by Dewey´s lifelong commitment to extensive citzen…
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Why urban and transport planning must be democratic?
During my trip to London past week I’ve stumbled this interesting articles on labour market, transport and riots in London in the letters section of the newpaper The Guardian. I’d like to bring here the whole articles and raise a few questions at the end. The real problem is not a lack of transport infrastructure in London,…
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Orzamento Participativo en San Sadurniño
O Orzamento Participativo é un mecanismo mediante o cal os veciños dun concello realizan propostas de actuación co fin de que estas sexan incluídas nos ornamentos municipais. A súa orixe hai que situala en Finlandia hai aproximadamente 20 anos, aínda que foi a partir da experiencia de Porto Alegre (1989) cando foron gañando presenza no…