Communicative Planning Theory Following Deliberative Democracy Theory: Critical Pragmatism and the Trading Zone Concept

Raine Mäntysalo and Karoliina Jarenko
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Raine Mäntysalo: Department of Real Estate, Planning and Geoinformatics, Aalto University School of Engineering, Aalto, Finland
Karoliina Jarenko: Department of Real Estate, Planning and Geoinformatics, Aalto University School of Engineering, Aalto, Finland

International Journal of E-Planning Research (IJEPR), 2014, vol. 3, issue 1, 38-50

Abstract: The article reviews the development of communicative planning theory in relation to deliberative democracy theory. The latter has evolved since its “first generation” of Habermas and Rawls, to incorporate more pragmatic and contextual considerations to the theory, in response to criticisms that parallel those on communicative planning theory. The contemporary “third generation” of deliberative democracy theory has relaxed on the consensus goal, considering deliberation as legitimate even when the parties advocate their own interests in intense negotiations. The article discusses how this development has been reflected in communicative planning theory, concentrating especially on John Forester's critical pragmatism. It further examines the concept of trading zone and its linkages to this theoretical development.

Date: 2014
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