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Collaborative Planning Critiques

Tewdwr-Jones and Allmendinger believe the theory, practice and values of collaborative planning are idealist and utopian. They question whether reaching consensus is possible or positive when there are many viewpoints in the planning process and when bringing unsolved issues to court can force consensus. CP is so focused on process, that the real work practice does not achieve results.

They claim this goal ignores the complex reality of the planning process, especially a process that operates without a planner in an expert role. Without an expert, they question who decides which voices will be included in the process. They see collaborative planning as ignoring the human nature of individuals to come into the process with their own goals, values and level of social skills. They also question what will keep individuals or a organizations with similar goals from manpulating the process to reach their own goals, knowing consensus must be reached. Or, whether they can avoid the whole process and simply involve themselves in a legal process at the end. If this is the case, why should individuals become involved at all, especially given that many collaborative planning process have not result in outcomes. Need to see change beyond planning system to larger political and institutional spheres.

They also find that although collaborative planning wants to break out away from prescriptive mind sets and forcing people into beliefs, but in order to participate, actors must accept the collaborative planning values. They also do not detail what will happen when a planner or participants do not share the values or goals of collaborative planning. Are they able to participate?

Using critiques of *neoliberalism,* Mark Purcell argues that collaborative planning is a way to keep larger political and institutional systems the same while creating a process that seems to better represent the public. Mark Purcell argues that is keep neoliberals in power and keeps the political system stable. 

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