Introduction I PLANNING SHOULD GIVE UP THE MODERNIST PARADIGM 1 The Crisis in Modernist Planning 2 Modernistic ("Rational") Planning, PLANNING SHOULD BE PRAGMATIC 3 Two Responses to Modernism: Postmodernism or Neopragmatism 4 Out of the Postmodern Abyss: Postmodernist Themes III PLANNING SHOULD BE CRI'TICALLY LIBERAL 5 Classical Liberalism and Planning 6 A Critical Liberal Perspective DIALOGICAL PLANNING IN A FRAGMENTED SOCIETY 7 Pragmatic Incrementalist Planning IV PLANNING SHOULD RECOGNIZE AN EMERGING WAY 8 A Dialogical Planning Approach 9 A Dialogical Planning Approach: Critiques and Questions 10 Dialogical Planning in Practice V PLANNING SHOULD AvOID MODERNIST AND POSTMODERNIST TRAPS VI The Search for Clear Categories and Universal Principles 12 The Radical Paradigm Shift 13 The Multicultural Trap (Relativism) 14 The Rejection of Theory 15 Power, Trust, and Planning 16 Conclusion: Key Strengths of Dialogical Planning
Thomas L. Harper (Edited by) , Stanley M. Stein (Edited by)
-Dialogical Planning is a very personal book, as it relates the
philosophical explorations of Harper and Stein over a fifteen-year
period... It incorporates eleven contributions published between
1992 and 2005... [T]his is a major contribution to planning theory.
It offers an inquiry that takes root in planning practice and
blossoms into an original theoretical perspective on planning,
which stands out among the two or three major schools of thought
that dominate the field... Dialogical Planning assumes prior
knowledge of philosophy and planning theory.- --Pierre Filion,
Canadian Journal of Urban Research -The purpose of this book is to
address the question: -What is the best planning approach for a
contemporary liberal democratic society?- Harper and Stein are
looking for a process that will help us to understand, critique,
develop, and reform public institutions, processes, and agencies,
and to make decisions and resolve conflicts within these
frameworks... The philosophical angle of the book is clear in the
preface; the book is a critical study of a certain conception of
philosophy, namely neopragmatism, and its application to planning.
Harper and Stein are seeking to situate dialogical planning in
relation to contemporary ideas about epistemology, rational action,
deliberative democracy, power, and so on... Harper and Stein
painstakingly position dialogical planning in relation to the
various tenets and characteristics of postmodernism. They do an
important job in clarifying why certain intellectual currents in
social research do not fit well with communicative planning's
critical and liberal orientation... Harper and Stein's book
addresses problems and contradictions that have been haunting
planning theory at least for the last couple of decades. This
includes the modernism/postmodernism debate, the Rawlsian
presentation of critical liberalism, the varying approaches to
multiculturalism, and critiques of Foucauldian ideas of power.
Harper and Stein's treatment of these themes should make the book
appealing to a wide range of planning theorists. As a textbook, it
is likely to be best suited to the graduate level.- --Tore Sager,
Journal of Urban Affairs -[A] useful reference for planning
students, planners, and all other actors in the planning process
who wish to explore some of the major shifts in their endeavors
over the last century.- --Belinda Yuen, Journal of Regional
Science
-Harper and Stein's... engaging style makes their book accessible
and informative to a wide range of audiences, from graduate
students through fellow academics to reflective practitioners...
These ideas and concepts from recent and contemporary philosophy
are highly relevant for planning theorists and practitioners alike,
and for this Harper and Stein's book makes enlightening reading.-
--E.R. Alexander, Planning Theory -Harper and Stein are seeking to
situate dialogical planning in relation to contemporary ideas about
epistemology, rational action, deliberative democracy, power, and
so on. No other textbook takes postmodernism as seriously as this
one. Harper and Stein painstakingly position dialogical planning in
relation to the various tenants and characteristics of
postmodernism. They do an important job of clarifying why certain
intellectual currents in social research do not fit well with
communicative planning's critical and liberal orientation... Harper
and Stein's book addresses problems and contradictions that have
been haunting planning theory at least for the last couple of
decades. This includes the modernism/postmodernism debate, the
Rawlsian presentation of critical liberalism, the varying
approaches to multiculturalism, and critiques of Foucauldian ideas
of power. Harper and Stein's treatment of these themes should make
the book appealing to a wide range of planning theorists.- --Tore
Sager, Journal of Urban Affairs
"Dialogical Planning is a very personal book, as it relates the
philosophical explorations of Harper and Stein over a fifteen-year
period... It incorporates eleven contributions published between
1992 and 2005... [T]his is a major contribution to planning theory.
It offers an inquiry that takes root in planning practice and
blossoms into an original theoretical perspective on planning,
which stands out among the two or three major schools of thought
that dominate the field... Dialogical Planning assumes prior
knowledge of philosophy and planning theory." --Pierre Filion,
Canadian Journal of Urban Research "The purpose of this book is to
address the question: "What is the best planning approach for a
contemporary liberal democratic society?" Harper and Stein are
looking for a process that will help us to understand, critique,
develop, and reform public institutions, processes, and agencies,
and to make decisions and resolve conflicts within these
frameworks... The philosophical angle of the book is clear in the
preface; the book is a critical study of a certain conception of
philosophy, namely neopragmatism, and its application to planning.
Harper and Stein are seeking to situate dialogical planning in
relation to contemporary ideas about epistemology, rational action,
deliberative democracy, power, and so on... Harper and Stein
painstakingly position dialogical planning in relation to the
various tenets and characteristics of postmodernism. They do an
important job in clarifying why certain intellectual currents in
social research do not fit well with communicative planning's
critical and liberal orientation... Harper and Stein's book
addresses problems and contradictions that have been haunting
planning theory at least for the last couple of decades. This
includes the modernism/postmodernism debate, the Rawlsian
presentation of critical liberalism, the varying approaches to
multiculturalism, and critiques of Foucauldian ideas of power.
Harper and Stein's treatment of these themes should make the book
appealing to a wide range of planning theorists. As a textbook, it
is likely to be best suited to the graduate level." --Tore Sager,
Journal of Urban Affairs "[A] useful reference for planning
students, planners, and all other actors in the planning process
who wish to explore some of the major shifts in their endeavors
over the last century." --Belinda Yuen, Journal of Regional
Science
"Harper and Stein's... engaging style makes their book accessible
and informative to a wide range of audiences, from graduate
students through fellow academics to reflective practitioners...
These ideas and concepts from recent and contemporary philosophy
are highly relevant for planning theorists and practitioners alike,
and for this Harper and Stein's book makes enlightening reading."
--E.R. Alexander, Planning Theory "Harper and Stein are seeking to
situate dialogical planning in relation to contemporary ideas about
epistemology, rational action, deliberative democracy, power, and
so on. No other textbook takes postmodernism as seriously as this
one. Harper and Stein painstakingly position dialogical planning in
relation to the various tenants and characteristics of
postmodernism. They do an important job of clarifying why certain
intellectual currents in social research do not fit well with
communicative planning's critical and liberal orientation... Harper
and Stein's book addresses problems and contradictions that have
been haunting planning theory at least for the last couple of
decades. This includes the modernism/postmodernism debate, the
Rawlsian presentation of critical liberalism, the varying
approaches to multiculturalism, and critiques of Foucauldian ideas
of power. Harper and Stein's treatment of these themes should make
the book appealing to a wide range of planning theorists." --Tore
Sager, Journal of Urban Affairs
"Dialogical Planning is a very personal book, as it relates the
philosophical explorations of Harper and Stein over a fifteen-year
period... It incorporates eleven contributions published between
1992 and 2005... [T]his is a major contribution to planning theory.
It offers an inquiry that takes root in planning practice and
blossoms into an original theoretical perspective on planning,
which stands out among the two or three major schools of thought
that dominate the field... Dialogical Planning assumes prior
knowledge of philosophy and planning theory." --Pierre Filion,
Canadian Journal of Urban Research "The purpose of this book is to
address the question: "What is the best planning approach for a
contemporary liberal democratic society?" Harper and Stein are
looking for a process that will help us to understand, critique,
develop, and reform public institutions, processes, and agencies,
and to make decisions and resolve conflicts within these
frameworks... The philosophical angle of the book is clear in the
preface; the book is a critical study of a certain conception of
philosophy, namely neopragmatism, and its application to planning.
Harper and Stein are seeking to situate dialogical planning in
relation to contemporary ideas about epistemology, rational action,
deliberative democracy, power, and so on... Harper and Stein
painstakingly position dialogical planning in relation to the
various tenets and characteristics of postmodernism. They do an
important job in clarifying why certain intellectual currents in
social research do not fit well with communicative planning's
critical and liberal orientation... Harper and Stein's book
addresses problems and contradictions that have been haunting
planning theory at least for the last couple of decades. This
includes the modernism/postmodernism debate, the Rawlsian
presentation of critical liberalism, the varying approaches to
multiculturalism, and critiques of Foucauldian ideas of power.
Harper and Stein's treatment of these themes should make the book
appealing to a wide range of planning theorists. As a textbook, it
is likely to be best suited to the graduate level." --Tore Sager,
Journal of Urban Affairs "[A] useful reference for planning
students, planners, and all other actors in the planning process
who wish to explore some of the major shifts in their endeavors
over the last century." --Belinda Yuen, Journal of Regional
Science
"Harper and Stein's... engaging style makes their book accessible
and informative to a wide range of audiences, from graduate
students through fellow academics to reflective practitioners...
These ideas and concepts from recent and contemporary philosophy
are highly relevant for planning theorists and practitioners alike,
and for this Harper and Stein's book makes enlightening reading."
--E.R. Alexander, Planning Theory "Harper and Stein are seeking to
situate dialogical planning in relation to contemporary ideas about
epistemology, rational action, deliberative democracy, power, and
so on. No other textbook takes postmodernism as seriously as this
one. Harper and Stein painstakingly position dialogical planning in
relation to the various tenants and characteristics of
postmodernism. They do an important job of clarifying why certain
intellectual currents in social research do not fit well with
communicative planning's critical and liberal orientation... Harper
and Stein's book addresses problems and contradictions that have
been haunting planning theory at least for the last couple of
decades. This includes the modernism/postmodernism debate, the
Rawlsian presentation of critical liberalism, the varying
approaches to multiculturalism, and critiques of Foucauldian ideas
of power. Harper and Stein's treatment of these themes should make
the book appealing to a wide range of planning theorists." --Tore
Sager, Journal of Urban Affairs
"[A] useful reference for planning students, planners, and all
other actors in the planning process who wish to explore some of
the major shifts in their endeavors over the last
century."--Belinda Yuen, Journal of Regional Science
"Harper and Stein's... engaging style makes their book accessible
and informative to a wide range of audiences, from graduate
students through fellow academics to reflective practitioners...
These ideas and concepts from recent and contemporary philosophy
are highly relevant for planning theorists and practitioners alike,
and for this Harper and Stein's book makes enlightening
reading."--E.R. Alexander, Planning Theory"Harper and Stein are
seeking to situate dialogical planning in relation to contemporary
ideas about epistemology, rational action, deliberative democracy,
power, and so on. No other textbook takes postmodernism as
seriously as this one. Harper and Stein painstakingly position
dialogical planning in relation to the various tenants and
characteristics of postmodernism. They do an important job of
clarifying why certain intellectual currents in social research do
not fit well with communicative planning's critical and liberal
orientation... Harper and Stein's book addresses problems and
contradictions that have been haunting planning theory at least for
the last couple of decades. This includes the
modernism/postmodernism debate, the Rawlsian presentation of
critical liberalism, the varying approaches to multiculturalism,
and critiques of Foucauldian ideas of power. Harper and Stein's
treatment of these themes should make the book appealing to a wide
range of planning theorists."--Tore Sager, Journal of Urban Affairs
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