PLAN300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Post-Structuralism, Public Participation, Pragmatism
9 Dec 2017
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Plan 300 week 12 (critical) pragmatism and the reflective practitioners. Understanding pragmatism: pragmatism, a practical approach to problems and affairs (m-w, an approach that assesses the truth of meaning of theories or beliefs in terms of the success of their practical application. (oxford) In planning, getting things one ; being relevant and useful (usa: tied to discussion about planning behind a legitimate profession; allows planning to remain relevant and useful. Procedural planning theory: pragmatism as a procedural planning theory: Is accomplishment oriented: avoids abstract theorizing, working within the (flawed) system. It is blind to power; and the profession"s role in perpetuating social inequalities: make decisions on timelines; not necessarily focused on the externalities on those decisions. Incremental actions towards end goal (at any cost: early crowdsourcing, thought is socially and culturally influenced and there are mass" ideas, use out intuition from past experiences. Being a reflective practitioner means: asking what were we thinking? .
