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Beyond Consensus and Conflict in Housing Governance: Returning to the Local State

Ormerod, E.; Macleod, G.

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E. Ormerod



Abstract

This article contends that the de-politicizing tendencies in urban planning that are often interpreted through a post-political frame of analysis might alternatively be investigated via the analytical lens of a transforming local state. Examining the formation of entrepreneurial municipal housing strategies in Gateshead, northeast England, the article reveals a recent history of community consensus being manipulated, a technocratic steering of participatory planning and a de-amplifying of dissenting voices. Amid protracted conditions of austerity, the more recent strategy sees Gateshead municipal authority assuming an increasingly ‘promotional’ role, essentially as a housing developer. Placing critical decisions over housing futures within Gateshead Regeneration Partnership, a potentially rough road towards attaining democratic legitimacy is actively being smoothed. These are all trends that are emblematic of a post-political repertoire. However, a more forensic examination reveals how these anti-democratic processes might be more appropriately understood as political accomplishments on the part of those who have been newly incorporated into a local state in transition. The article thereby offers a conceptual antidote to the post-political narrative.

Citation

Ormerod, E., & Macleod, G. (2019). Beyond Consensus and Conflict in Housing Governance: Returning to the Local State. Planning Theory, 18(3), 319-338. https://doi.org/10.1177/1473095218790988

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 29, 2018
Online Publication Date Aug 1, 2018
Publication Date Aug 31, 2019
Deposit Date Aug 8, 2018
Publicly Available Date Aug 8, 2018
Journal Planning Theory
Print ISSN 1473-0952
Electronic ISSN 1741-3052
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 18
Issue 3
Pages 319-338
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/1473095218790988

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Ormerod, E. & Macleod, G. (2019). Beyond Consensus and Conflict in Housing Governance: Returning to the Local State. Planning Theory 18(3): 319-338. Copyright © 2018 The Author(s). Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications.







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