Re-enchanting democracy as a mode of governance

摘要: In this article, I explore the contribution of governance micro-practices to transformative co-production policy processes and political cultures, drawing on experiences ‘democracy-in-action’ in finegrain practices spatial planning urban policy. Following an introduction, first section introduces tensions which designs programs these fields are called upon negotiate, experimentation both reaches towards more participative ‘people-centered’ ways working. illustrate challenges potentials for such transformations through two cases energetic civil society activity, one (from north east England) where old social democratic have lived on, another central Japan) centered people's daily life concerns evolved. then outline a conception participative, pluralistic, richly-informed, people-centered polity, older contrasts betwee...