Ångman, Elin
- Department of Urban and Rural Development, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
A focus on communication can provide in-depth understanding of public participation in natural resource management. Analysis of empirical material from a participatory process using the theoretical concepts of discursive closure and discursive opening revealed that openings were achieved, but the perspectives represented in the process were also closed down. The reasons for closures are discussed in terms of structural constraints, with participants shown to have many different constraints and different reasons for making closures. The conclusion is that the type of theoretical analysis presented in this paper could be used by a facilitator in meetings as a participatory tool to investigate closures and open them up to achieve a more deliberative process.
Keywords
public participation; discursive closure; Sweden participatory process; community meeting; Natural Resource Management; facilitation
Published in
Environmental Communication
2013, volume: 7, number: 3, pages: 409-426
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
SLU Authors
Global goals (SDG)
SDG16 Peace, justice and strong institutions
UKÄ Subject classification
Environmental Management
Media and Communication Studies
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2013.804429
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/50777