To Boldly go Where no Planners Have Ever

摘要: The author presents an empirical example of the systematic distortion information and consequent impacts in a particular planning context. In so doing, she raises issues professionalism, ethics, democracy, Habermas's consideration communicative action is value such analysis. She further reveals, however, that Habermassian thought tends to demonstrate significant blindness role power interaction. Consideration Foucault's ideas, with regard manifold relations which characterise constitute society, thus add extra dimension work. strategic linking two attempts how can illuminate analysis relationships manner useful theory practice. paper concludes development Habermas-Foucault framework into proposal for discursive democracy attempt enable achievement negotiated policies through process th...