Current public participation methods are laborious, reach few participants and are ineffective
at gathering usable information for planning. This situation leads often to mistrust and …

In this article the arrangements for the participatory planning of the five largest Finnish cities
are examined from the perspectives of both democracy and planning theories. Four …

This book has made me travel a great deal, and share the road with a number of memorable
people. The traveling companions to whom I owe the most in accomplishing this work are …

The article describes tensions generated in land-use planning practices in Norway, Finland
and Sweden, due to the shift towards New Public Management in actual governance …

This article seeks to elaborate on Forester's notion of the planner as a “deliberative
practitioner”, aiming to add sensitivity to the institutional conditions of planning, focusing …

The thesis examines the role and jurisdiction of the planning profession in Finland, as well
as the reactions of the profession to the pressures for change caused by the communicative …

In governance structure legitimacy is required not only of the governing system, local
authorities or public organisations but also of other participants, including citizens. The …

Social media is often considered to be fun and entertaining, but it also has potential for
redefining the traditional ways of citizen participation–for example, by enabling more direct …

Tiivistelmä Tutkimuskohteena ovat lasten ja nuorten kokemukset alueellisten
osallisuusryhmien toiminnasta Oulussa. Tutkimuksessa selvitetään ryhmään liittymisen …

This article conceptualizes the diversity of citizenship and democracy in urban settings by
studying the cultural and discursive structures of local public management reform. The …