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Constitutional and post-constitutional problems: Reconsidering the issues of public interest, agonistic pluralism and private property in planning

Planning Theory ◽

10.1177/1473095218760092 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 5-23 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Stefano Moroni

Keyword(s):

Public Interest ◽

Private Property ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Planning Theory ◽

Private Ownership ◽

Research Perspective ◽

Multi Level ◽

Ownership Of Land ◽

Planning Problems ◽

Agonistic Pluralism

In the field of planning theory the discussion often seems to assume that all problems – for example, ethical or political ones – pertain to a single level or dimension. In fact, different and clearly separate “levels”, which raise problems of different kinds, can be distinguished. A “multi-level” approach therefore seems necessary. The underlying idea is that it is essential to distinguish more sharply between two analytical levels: the constitutional and post-constitutional levels. These levels are here understood mainly as analytical levels; that is, as standpoints that anyone can – at any time and even only hypothetically – assume to posit certain problems at the appropriate level and treat them by acknowledging the argumentative requirements suited to that level. This article uses such a multi-level approach to address three fundamental and currently much debated problems of planning theory and practice: the issue of “agonistic pluralism”; the issue of “public interest”; the question of “private ownership (of land)”. The contribution of this article falls within the neoinstitutionalist approaches to planning. The belief is that these approaches are shedding new light on planning problems and that research in this direction should be expanded. In this regard, this article attempts to make a contribution to this research perspective especially in analytical and methodological terms.

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Counter-Hegemony in Ethnic Media: An Agonistic Pluralism Perspective

10.1007/978-3-030-67330-7_12 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 241-257

Author(s):

John Budarick

Keyword(s):

Ethnic Media ◽

Agonistic Pluralism

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Toddlers as ignorant citizens: An explorative study of conflicts and negotiations involving toys in kindergarten

Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood ◽

10.1177/1463949120906807 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 146394912090680

Author(s):

Dag Øystein Nome

Keyword(s):

Staff Members ◽

Explorative Study ◽

The Impact ◽

Theory Of Democracy ◽

Agonistic Pluralism ◽

The Way

This article explores conflicts among toddlers in kindergarten and the impact of toys in these conflicts. The author describes these interactions as part of how children develop and express their citizenship, and argues that staff members should hesitate before interfering with rules in order to prevent such conflicts. This is based on Mouffe’s theory of democracy as agonistic pluralism and the way Biesta argues for the term ‘ignorant citizen’. The child is an ignorant citizen due to their lack of predefined ways to behave when obstructions and agonisms occur during play. Hence, children’s non-verbal negotiations about toys can be interpreted as political experiments.

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