ABSTRACT

Analyzing emerging practices of collaboration in planning and public policy to overcome the challenges complexity, fragmentation and uncertainty, the authors present a new theory of collaborative rationality, to help make sense of the new practices. They enquire in detail into how collaborative rationality works, the theories that inform it, and the potential and pitfalls for democracy in the twenty-first century. Representing the authors’ collective experience based upon over thirty years of research and practice, this is insightful reading for students, educators, scholars, and reflective practitioners in the fields of urban planning, public policy, political science and public administration.

chapter 1|14 pages

Thinking differently for an age of complexity

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chapter 2|26 pages

How can theory improve practice?

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chapter 3|48 pages

Stories from the field

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chapter 4|29 pages

The praxis of collaboration

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chapter 5|24 pages

Dialogue as a community of inquiry

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chapter 6|28 pages

Knowledge into action: The role of dialogue

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chapter 7|26 pages

Using local knowledge for justice and resilience

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