Beyond tokenism? Community-led planning and rational choices: findings from participants in local agenda-setting at the neighbourhood scale in England

Parker, Gavin; Murray, Claudia

doi:10.3828/tpr.2012.1

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“…But the state has a responsibility to ensure that citizens have the resources necessary to at best 'do no harm' in their communities and more positively to allow them to affect genuine change that reflects local needs and desires. Our findings also give further credence to the calls of others to ask what the motives and rewards are for participants in very-local planning processes (Parker and Murray 2012) but to also question what the risks to social and community capital of participating might be also.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 71%

Governing our neighbours: participation and conflict in neighbourhood planning

Vigar

Gunn

Brooks

2017

Town Planning Review

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This Paper examines English Neighbourhood Planning as a form of communicative practice and in particular it's potential to create spaces for agonistic debate about verylocal place futures. The value of an agonistic approach is theoretically clear but the emotions associated with participating in, and moreover directing, planning work in one's own neighbourhood limits the likelihood of such an approach emerging. This can partly be addressed through attention to the resources, skills and attitudes required, particularly among process managers, suggesting a need to promulgate agonistic ideas in planning education and practice while requiring the state to adequately resource such processes.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 71%

Governing our neighbours: participation and conflict in neighbourhood planning

Vigar

Gunn

Brooks

2017

Town Planning Review

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“…This section is structured using the four tests for participation that Parker and Murray (2012) employ.…”

Section: The Rationality Of Participation In Neighbourhood Planningmentioning

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“…In the following section, the structure of neighbourhood planning and associated 'incentives' is set out. We follow this by focusing on the findings from the case study; these are structured around the rational choice criteria for participation set out by Parker and Murray (2012), assessing costs in terms of: time; the penalties of non-participation; benefits in relation to gains in human capital, and; possible planning outcomes. The case study suggests that neighbourhood planning has the potential to be successful in its appeal to rational choice but it is all too easy for subsequent actions by government to tip the balance against participation.…”

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Neighborhood Planning, Participation, and Rational Choice

Mace

Tewdwr‐Jones

2017

Journal of Planning Education and Research

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His research interests include devising foresight methods for the future of places and cities, visual methods for active citizen and business participation in cities, strategic spatial thinking and spatial governance. 2 The focus of this article is the development of neighbourhood planning in England, in particular its guiding principle of local people as rational actors. The article looks at neighbourhood planning in its own terms; that is, it looks at the rationality of engagement in a new system that seeks to tip the balance of rationality in favour of communities following the UK government's aims of overcoming local resistance to the development of new housing. While there is evidence that neighbourhood planning is enjoying some success this is a delicate settlement.

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“…Speci c activities recommended to support participation and in uence included: the use of threedimensional graphics (33), use of virtual tools to help visualise a local area, social media, geographical information systems and decision support systems (30), newsletters and establishment of a communication plan (34). Paying attention to mechanisms for sharing information with the wider community was reported to be key (35), with clear feedback and demonstration of commitment required (36). Authors of one study cautioned that potentially a large number of meetings and public forums could be required to overcome barriers and mistrust (37).…”

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Increasing Public Participation and Influence in Local Decision-making to Address Social Determinants of Health During Times of Resource Constraint: A Systematic Review Examining Initiatives and Theories

Baxter¹,

Barnes²,

Lee³

et al. 2020

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Background: Creating conditions for people to exert influence and control within their lives is an important determinant of health, and crucial in addressing health inequity. Globally, governments, communities, and other partners are experimenting with initiatives to support public participation at a local level. Little is known about how different approaches work, and how changing economic circumstances including the worldwide financial crisis and COVID-19 pandemic create challenging circumstances for implementation. This review examined evidence on initiatives to increase peoples’ involvement in local decision-making, with a focus on how this may be affected by resource constraints. Methods: We carried out a mixed-method systematic review of European empirical literature published since 2008, on initiatives aiming to increase public participation in local decision-making/action which could affect public health outcomes. We supplemented this with worldwide literature outlining theories and frameworks to explore potential change pathways. We used narrative synthesis to analyse the literature identified, and a summary diagram to provide a reporting structure.Results: We included 42 documents. Much literature was from the United Kingdom, and of qualitative or case study design. There was limited reporting of the forms and intended/actual functions of initiatives to enhance public participation and influence. Diverse factors (organisational and community-related factors, features of the participatory process) were noted to shape pathways to potential outcomes. Positive and adverse outcomes were reported for communities, individuals, relationships, and the decision-making process. The review highlights how initiatives may be at risk during times of limited resourcing; undermining individual and community capacities to participate, and requiring organisational leaders to think/act differently. Conclusions: Areas to prioritise for action within local governance systems include: supporting community capabilities; relationships between organisations and communities; creating spaces for safe/equitable interaction and knowledge-sharing; and changing institutional culture. If investment is to be made by local governments or communities themselves in times of resource-constraint, there is an urgent need to clarify the functions of different activities and pathways to improvements in determinants of health and inequity. Support to enable change is needed, particularly in response to deep-seated issues within local governance systems, and more explicit engagement with concepts of politics and power.

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Beyond tokenism? Community-led planning and rational choices: findings from participants in local agenda-setting at the neighbourhood scale in England

Cited by 35 publications

References 31 publications

Governing our neighbours: participation and conflict in neighbourhood planning

Governing our neighbours: participation and conflict in neighbourhood planning

Neighborhood Planning, Participation, and Rational Choice

Increasing Public Participation and Influence in Local Decision-making to Address Social Determinants of Health During Times of Resource Constraint: A Systematic Review Examining Initiatives and Theories

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