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Relational spaces and the geopolitics of community participation in two Tasmanian local governments: a case for agonistic pluralism?
Author(s) -
Stratford Elaine,
Armstrong Denbeigh,
Jaskolski Martina
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
transactions of the institute of british geographers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.196
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1475-5661
pISSN - 0020-2754
DOI - 10.1111/j.0020-2754.2003.00104.x
Subject(s) - agonistic behaviour , pluralism (philosophy) , agonism , democracy , deliberative democracy , corporate governance , sustainability , citizen journalism , sociology , political science , politics , law , economics , epistemology , social psychology , ecology , psychology , philosophy , finance , biology , aggression
The ‘success’ of sustainability is often premised on public participation and consensus among members of diverse communities. An analysis of two experiments in participatory governance in Tasmania underpinned by explicit commitments to sustainability and by tacit investments in deliberative democracy allows detailed reflection on claims about the efficacy of deliberative democracy, and encourages speculation about whether and to what extent an alternative model of agonistic pluralism may better accommodate conflicts in communities wrestling with resource use and distribution.