2008
DOI: 10.1080/14649350802041563
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The Bridge to Gretna: Three Faces of a Case

Abstract: This paper explores diverse ways in which social scientists help to construct the meaning of particular events (or cases). It does so by focusing on an incident that occurred on the bridge to Gretna when a group of New Orleanians tried to escape their flooded city in August 2005. After scrutinizing three ways (the Scientist's, the Technician's, and the Phroneticist's) in which social scientists and others typically try to make sense out of particular cases, the paper suggests that the meaning of an event depen… Show more

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“…The relation between storytelling and planning practices has been a topic of research for many scholars within planning studies (Forester, 1989(Forester, , 2012Throgmorton, 1992Throgmorton, , 2007Throgmorton, , 2008Finnegan, 1998;Sandercock, 2003b;Flyvbjerg, 2004;Uprichard & Byrne, 2006;Sandercock & Attili, 2010;van Assche et al, 2012; van Hulst, 2012;Beunen et al, 2013). Throgmorton straightforwardly states that planning is a form of persuasive storytelling.…”
Section: Narrative Practices In Planning Researchmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…The relation between storytelling and planning practices has been a topic of research for many scholars within planning studies (Forester, 1989(Forester, , 2012Throgmorton, 1992Throgmorton, , 2007Throgmorton, , 2008Finnegan, 1998;Sandercock, 2003b;Flyvbjerg, 2004;Uprichard & Byrne, 2006;Sandercock & Attili, 2010;van Assche et al, 2012; van Hulst, 2012;Beunen et al, 2013). Throgmorton straightforwardly states that planning is a form of persuasive storytelling.…”
Section: Narrative Practices In Planning Researchmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…Stories of failure and resistance (re)produce cynicism and detachment, and undermine the work of the profession. If, as Throgmorton (2003Throgmorton ( , 2008 says, stories are generative, then planners need to imagine better stories to tell about themselves to avoid undermining confidence in their work and their potential to contribute to meaningful community transformation. Effective use of focus groups may provide a productive mechanism to help practitioners to identify sources of hope and possibility and to work together to develop strategies for building healthier and more sustainable futures.…”
Section: Lessons For Practicementioning
confidence: 98%
“…For Peter Marris, these were key words. They have been for me as well; the words and the ideas underlying them have profoundly influenced my own thinking and practice (Throgmorton, 2008 Peter Marris's career was devoted to the study of how loss and change disrupt individuals' lives and institutions. He studied behavior in families and communities, and examined ways in which continuity and change, institutions, and events that upset them, combined to mark progress and loss.…”
Section: Reflections On Planning Theory (Unpublished Talk Ucla No Dmentioning
confidence: 99%