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Conference Paper: The translation of power: a study of boundary objects in public engagement processes
Title | The translation of power: a study of boundary objects in public engagement processes |
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Keywords | Public engagement Power dynamics Materiality Boundary object Communication |
Issue Date | 2014 |
Publisher | Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM). |
Citation | The 30th Annual Conference of the Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM), Portsmouth, UK., 1-3 September 2014. How to Cite? |
Abstract | Public consultation and engagement processes have become an integral feature of infrastructure development projects in many parts of the world. Regardless of the drivers behind this trend, legislative or otherwise, a key objective of the process is to facilitate information exchange between affected parties. Somewhat simplified, the process is used by the project team to garner support, collect feedback and address grievances for the project, and by a multitude of stakeholders to voice complaints, lobby for change and secure benefits for themselves. It follows that the process, despite intentions otherwise, is commonly characterised by opposing interests and unequal power relationships that lead to antagonistic standoffs between participants. This paper focuses on what takes place within the engagement process and the format through which information is exchanged. In particular, focus is on the material artefacts that are used to facilitate the information exchange. When used effectively, these artefacts act as boundary objects between participants by allowing them to work together across a diverse range of issues. The paper draws on ongoing research that explores how boundary objects are used in the public engagement process in Hong Kong. The study utilises the Latour-Callon model of ÔinteressementÕ to trace how information is translated through boundary objects across a series of engagement events. An argument is put forward highlighting how boundary objects both affect and are affected by power struggles between social groups, and how this in turn affects decision making and goal alignment. In so doing, the notion of the boundary objects possessing inherent properties making them effective communication tools across events is rejected, and replaced by a view that puts more emphasis on how and why they are used by the participants. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/201820 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Chow, VWY | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Leiringer, R | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-08-21T07:42:56Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-08-21T07:42:56Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | The 30th Annual Conference of the Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM), Portsmouth, UK., 1-3 September 2014. | en_US |
dc.identifier.isbn | 978-0-9552390-8-3 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/201820 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Public consultation and engagement processes have become an integral feature of infrastructure development projects in many parts of the world. Regardless of the drivers behind this trend, legislative or otherwise, a key objective of the process is to facilitate information exchange between affected parties. Somewhat simplified, the process is used by the project team to garner support, collect feedback and address grievances for the project, and by a multitude of stakeholders to voice complaints, lobby for change and secure benefits for themselves. It follows that the process, despite intentions otherwise, is commonly characterised by opposing interests and unequal power relationships that lead to antagonistic standoffs between participants. This paper focuses on what takes place within the engagement process and the format through which information is exchanged. In particular, focus is on the material artefacts that are used to facilitate the information exchange. When used effectively, these artefacts act as boundary objects between participants by allowing them to work together across a diverse range of issues. The paper draws on ongoing research that explores how boundary objects are used in the public engagement process in Hong Kong. The study utilises the Latour-Callon model of ÔinteressementÕ to trace how information is translated through boundary objects across a series of engagement events. An argument is put forward highlighting how boundary objects both affect and are affected by power struggles between social groups, and how this in turn affects decision making and goal alignment. In so doing, the notion of the boundary objects possessing inherent properties making them effective communication tools across events is rejected, and replaced by a view that puts more emphasis on how and why they are used by the participants. | - |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM). | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | 30th Annual ARCOM Conference Proceedings 2014 | en_US |
dc.subject | Public engagement | - |
dc.subject | Power dynamics | - |
dc.subject | Materiality | - |
dc.subject | Boundary object | - |
dc.subject | Communication | - |
dc.title | The translation of power: a study of boundary objects in public engagement processes | en_US |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Leiringer, R: roine.leiringer@hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Leiringer, R=rp01592 | en_US |
dc.description.nature | postprint | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 233833 | en_US |
dc.customcontrol.immutable | sml 141016 | - |