Words (in)action: the orchestration of participation in planning through Statements of Community Involvement in England

Dobson, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8599-9797 and Parker, G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3079-4377 (2023) Words (in)action: the orchestration of participation in planning through Statements of Community Involvement in England. Town Planning Review. ISSN 1478-341X doi: 10.3828/tpr.2023.6

Abstract/Summary

Drawing on empirical cases this paper examines the political work enacted through the seemingly mundane procedures and texts that shape planning practice and community participation yet which reflect the exercise of different forms of power. Through application of Foucauldian power theory the paper shows how the design and the specificities of inscription of Statements of Community Involvement (SCIs) reflect institutional resistance to mandated participation, such that the promise of participation inputs are held contingent. This assessment highlights how local authorities rarely commit to participatory activity beyond the statutorily defined requirements and how such texts structure community relations on this basis.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/110402
Identification Number/DOI	10.3828/tpr.2023.6
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Henley Business School > Real Estate and Planning
Publisher	Liverpool University Press
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