Suunnittelu kielipelien politiikkana: Language games, planning and politics

TY - JOUR

T1 - Suunnittelu kielipelien politiikkana

T2 - Language games, planning and politics

AU - Mäntysalo, Raine

AU - Nyman, Kaj

PY - 2012

Y1 - 2012

N2 - We have been struck by the observation that language in ordinary everyday situations seems to be largely about organising future cooperation – language is planning. The article examines the possibility that planning as a professional activity would not be basically different from the planning that goes on in the use of language in arranging everyday life. This could open up a novel approach to developing a philosophy of planning proper as an alternative to the customary approach, which leans heavily on political philosophy. The language philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein has been helpful in expounding such thinking about planning, especially when regarding the language games proposed by Wittgenstein as a vast collection of plans for coping with aspects of everyday life. We propose that planning understood as language games could be of use when conceptualizing public planning practice. Such a planning philosophy would not overlook the political dimension of planning, but it would make clear that a distinctive planning approach to the political is to be found.

AB - We have been struck by the observation that language in ordinary everyday situations seems to be largely about organising future cooperation – language is planning. The article examines the possibility that planning as a professional activity would not be basically different from the planning that goes on in the use of language in arranging everyday life. This could open up a novel approach to developing a philosophy of planning proper as an alternative to the customary approach, which leans heavily on political philosophy. The language philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein has been helpful in expounding such thinking about planning, especially when regarding the language games proposed by Wittgenstein as a vast collection of plans for coping with aspects of everyday life. We propose that planning understood as language games could be of use when conceptualizing public planning practice. Such a planning philosophy would not overlook the political dimension of planning, but it would make clear that a distinctive planning approach to the political is to be found.

M3 - Article

VL - 50

SP - 34

EP - 51

JO - Yhdyskuntasuunnittelu

JF - Yhdyskuntasuunnittelu

SN - 1459-6806

IS - 4

ER -