(POST)POLITICS

(Post)Politics

Refers to the depoliticization of planning processes, avoiding contentious debates and transforming political conflicts into technical issues.

Consensus Building

Creating agreement among stakeholders instead of making decisions through traditional political debate.

Structural Power

Influencing decisions and controlling access to resources within planning and governance.

Command Power

Controlling regulations and their enforcement in the political process.

Coalition Power

Influencing actors to create consensus among diverse interests.

Activist Planning

An approach focused on specific causes and environmental issues, often led by community-focused activists.

Win-win ideology

An approach that obscures differences and conflicts by making all outcomes seem beneficial.

Depoliticization

The process of transforming political problems into technical issues, thereby foreclosing debate on systemic injustices.

Exclusion

The practice of leaving certain groups out of the decision-making process in (post)political contexts.

Goals of Participation

Objectives defining why and how groups are involved in decision-making processes.

Systemic Questioning

Challenges the foundational aspects of institutional order instead of just addressing surface issues.

Counter Coalitions

Groups formed to question consensus and empower excluded voices to organize dissent.

Doughnut Coalition Amsterdam

A coalition aimed at promoting sustainable urban development based on Doughnut Economics principles.

Agonism

A form of political engagement that seeks to find solutions through dialogue and encourages dissensus.

Antagonism

Direct conflict and opposition in the political sphere.

Practical Uses of Post-Political Critique

Finding ways to promote dissensus and question consensus in planning processes.

Woonprotest Amsterdam

A protest against exclusionary housing policies in Amsterdam advocating for more inclusive planning.

Technical and Operational Solutions

Collaborative approaches to planning aimed at avoiding conflicts by focusing on practical resolutions.

Participants' Voice

The necessary contributions and perspectives from all stakeholders within a planning process.

Political Agonisms

A framework that emphasizes the importance of disagreement and contestation in politics.

Institutional Order

The established structure and rules governing political processes and governance.