Vitalizing Planning for a Neo-Welfare State : A Suggestion Based on Swedish Experiences

• Planning in Sweden is intimately connected with the welfare state, whose ethos andmethods are in crisis. The aim of this article is a) to bring in and accommodate new postmoderntheories to the planning context in Sweden and b) to examine how the planning profession inSweden in line with these theories can adapt to the radical societal and theoretical changes ofthe last decades. It is argued that the current planning role needs to be complemented with a new“proactive” kind of planning, ensuring that the voices and needs of vulnerable groups are heard.

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proactive planning

neo-welfare state

role of the planner

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