Participation in a hostile state: How do planners act to shape public engagement in politically difficult environments?

Planning Practice and Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 333-351

  Connelly, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; COLLECTIVE ACTION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; GRASSROOTS LEVEL; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PLANNING PRACTICE;

EGYPT; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77956948868     PISSN: 02697459     EISSN: 13600583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02697459.2010.503427     Document Type: Article

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