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Putting the ‘Community’ into Community Planning: Assessing Community Inclusion in Northern Ireland

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In many parts of the world ordinary citizens are demanding to be involved in the planning and management of the environment. One form of such local involvement is scheduled to be introduced into Northern Ireland in 2011. Whilst the introduction of ‘community planning’ is not straightforward in a divided region, even here it is possible to foster meaningful participation in the process in ways that deepen democracy. Conflict will be an inevitable ‘moment’ in the broader democratic process but, through deliberation, conflict can give way to consensus to produce successful community planning outcomes in a region where participative democracy has been long suppressed. Résumé Dans de nombreuses parties du monde, des citoyens ordinaires sollicitent une implication dans l'aménagement et la gestion de l'environnement. L'une des formes de cette implication locale devrait être mise en place en Irlande du Nord en 2011. Bien que l'introduction d'un ‘aménagement communautaire’ ne soit pas évidente dans une région divisée, il reste possible d'encourager une participation constructive au processus d'aménagement selon des modalités qui renforcent la démocratie. Le conflit est un ‘moment’ inévitable dans le processus démocratique global mais, par la réflexion, il peut laisser place au consensus afin de déboucher sur des aménagements communautaires réussis dans une région où la démocratie participative n'existe plus depuis longtemps.

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  • RUTH McALISTER, 2010. "Putting the ‘Community’ into Community Planning: Assessing Community Inclusion in Northern Ireland," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 34(3), pages 533-547, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ijurrs:v:34:y:2010:i:3:p:533-547
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2010.00967.x
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