The post-industrialising city: political perspectives and cultural biases |
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Authors: | Frank Hendriks |
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Institution: | (1) Tilburg University, PO Box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | Many Western cities face marked changes that are associated with post-industrialisation of the urban environment. In this
article, four political perspectives on the threats and opportunities associated with post-industrialisation are discussed:
liberal productivism; communitarianism; institutional perfectionism and participative democracy. In cultural terms these four
approaches appear to be remarkably biased. As such, they are unlikely to match the complicated, confusing and unpredictable
processes that are taking place in Western cities. The complexities of post-industrialisation demand cultural variety in the
public domain. This, in turn, requires connectivity and openness in the institutions that structure urban politics and urban
policy making.
This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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Keywords: | collective learning cultural pluralism informational city institutional connectivity post-industrialisation risk society |
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