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Urban Drama: Power Mediation in Antagonistic Copenhagen

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  • Jan Lilliendahl Larsen

    (Praxis, Copenhagen, Denmark)

  • Martin Severin Frandsen

    (Department of People and Technology, Roskilde University, Denmark)

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Recent research on participation in Danish urban planning has identified three typical formats of engagement: hearings, dialogue meetings, and workshops. Alongside these mainstream approaches, a plethora of less formalized and experimental formats drawing inspiration from collaborative and performative art practices have emerged. However, common to both the mainstream and experimental formats of participation is a difficulty when it comes to dealing with more strategic issues of power in the city. This article introduces and discusses the development, application, and power analytics of a format that focuses on these issues, the conflict and power-mediation method Free Trial! conceived by a local nongovernmental organization as a staged court case for high-profile issues in the city, which straddles political theater, deliberative participation, and research. The article demonstrates that advocacy, agonism, and liminoidity are the core elements that make the format effective in handling contentious issues in a constructive and enlightening manner within its created arena. However, it also shows that the handling of issues of power transcends the limits of this arena. To avoid reproducing unbalanced power relations of the city in general, the core elements of the format need to be incorporated among the wider public through an autonomous organization with this as its primary aim.

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  • Jan Lilliendahl Larsen & Martin Severin Frandsen, 2022. "Urban Drama: Power Mediation in Antagonistic Copenhagen," Urban Planning, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(3), pages 326-339.
    • Handle: RePEc:cog:urbpla:v:7:y:2022:i:3:p:326-339
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    1. Juliet Carpenter & Christina Horvath, 2022. "Co-Creation and the City: Arts-Based Methods and Participatory Approaches in Urban Planning," Urban Planning, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(3), pages 311-314.

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