Estrangement, embodiment and entanglement: Putting agonistic planning into practice through Urban Drama Labs

IF 4.1 1区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Urban Studies Pub Date : 2025-09-02 DOI:10.1177/00420980251361315

Cecilie Sachs Olsen, Krzysztof Janas, Lisa De Roeck, Barbara Koole, Cato Janssen, Merlijn van Hulst, Celine Motzfeldt Loades

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Abstract

This paper explores how agonistic conflict can be made productive for urban governance by means of applied theatre. Discussing the development and implementation of Urban Drama Labs in the cities of Drammen (Norway), Gdynia (Poland), Tilburg (the Netherlands) and Genk (Belgium), the paper introduces three analytic principles for understanding the potential of applied theatre to put agonistic planning into practice: estrangement enables new perspectives on the conflict at hand by defamiliarising what is taken for granted; embodiment foregrounds the role of multiple senses, emotions and affect to stir engagement in conflictual situations; and entanglement moves beyond static oppositions by foregrounding how interests, roles and identities are woven together. While acknowledging the challenges of integrating Urban Drama Labs in planning in terms of navigating tensions between contingency and predictability, trust and control in procedural settings, the paper proposes new pathways for advancing agonistic approaches in participatory urban governance.

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Urban Studies Multiple-

CiteScore

10.50

自引率

8.50%

发文量

150

期刊介绍： Urban Studies was first published in 1964 to provide an international forum of social and economic contributions to the fields of urban and regional planning. Since then, the Journal has expanded to encompass the increasing range of disciplines and approaches that have been brought to bear on urban and regional problems. Contents include original articles, notes and comments, and a comprehensive book review section. Regular contributions are drawn from the fields of economics, planning, political science, statistics, geography, sociology, population studies and public administration.