Shaping acting space: In search of a new political awareness among local authority planners
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2013

A shift in governing modes is increasingly leading to new conditions for professionals. In view of such change, there is a need for deeper awareness of how hegemonic power struggles and processes of identification are deeply interconnected. In order to illustrate how such processes shape the acting space of professionals, a critical reflection on changing conditions for English local authority planning 1998-2010 is presented. The analysis focuses on deconstruction of power as ability, authority and identity. The conclusion is that if society is to reconsider the value of local authority planners having influence, then it is time to introduce a new perception of the political into planning. Such a perception hinges on increased understanding within the profession itself of how power shapes acting space. © The Author(s) 2012.

local authority planner

authority

Ability

identity

acting space

power

political

Författare

Kristina Grange

Planning Theory

1473-0952 (ISSN) 17413052 (eISSN)

Vol. 12 3 225-243

Ämneskategorier

Social och ekonomisk geografi

Annan samhällsvetenskap

DOI

10.1177/1473095212459740

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2017-10-10