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Community Participation in the Real World: Opportunities and Pitfalls in New Governance Spaces

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  • Marilyn Taylor

    (Cities Research Centre, Faculty of the Built Environment, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1QY, UK, Marilyn.Taylor@uwe.ac.uk)

Abstract

The shift from government to governance in recent years has created significant new opportunities for people from disadvantaged communities to participate in the decisions that affect them. However, the weight of evidence over the years suggests that these communities have remained on the margins in partnerships and other initiatives. Governmentality theory helps to explain the ways in which state power persists even when governing is increasingly devolved; however, it also allows for the possibility of 'active subjects', who can shape and influence the new spaces into which they have been invited. This article draws on a range of evidence from the literature and from the author's own research in the UK to consider the challenges for communities of 'governing beyond the state'.

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  • Marilyn Taylor, 2007. "Community Participation in the Real World: Opportunities and Pitfalls in New Governance Spaces," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 44(2), pages 297-317, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:44:y:2007:i:2:p:297-317
    DOI: 10.1080/00420980601074987
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