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Book SynopsisThis collection explores the theoretical underpinnings of democratic planning and governance in relation to civil society formation and social learning.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Learning Civil Societies for Democratic Planning and Governance LEONORA ANGELES and PENNY GURSTEINPart 1. Planning, Citizenship, and Civic Engagement in a Postmodern World Postcolonialism and Planning: Where Has It Been? Where Is It Going? ANTHONY D. KING Localities and Cultural Citizenship: Narratives of Racialized Girls Living In, Through, and Against Whiteness JO-ANNE JEE Creating Digital Public Space: Implications for Deliberative Engagement PENNY GURSTEIN Rationality and Surprise: The Drama of Mediation in Rebuilding Civil Society JOHN FORESTERPart 2. Civil Society Learning for Democratic Governance Social Movements, Civil Society, and Learning in a World at Risk BUDD L. HALL Learning and Teaching for Transformation: Insights from a Collaborative Learning Initiative PETER TAYLOR, JETHRO PETTIT, and LUCY STACKPOOL-MOORE The Myth of Community? Implications for Civil Society Organizations and Democratic Governance IRENE GUIJT Renegotiating Decentralization and State--Civil Society Relations: A Reinterpretation of Naga City's Experiment in Participatory Governance LEONORA ANGELESContributors
