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Unfolding Democracy
Øystein Leonardsen
Project Manager, Sundholmskvarteret
External lecturer, RUC
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Results 2008-14
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Two Perspectives
Part One – How to handle complexities We’re living in a world where we’re divided by trade, culture and
different rationalities. In late modernity nobody can claim supremacy. So how do we find a common ground? What unites us? We have to develop a way to understand and start an appreciative inquiry
Part Two – It’s all about power United we stand strong! But united we also stand apart. Social
capital grows not only within the group but also between groups horizontally and between local communities and decision makers. This calls for questions like: What unites us? How do we create trust? Who in our neighbourhood could support our case? How do we get in touch with decisions makers?
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Part One How to handle complexities
Case: Kornblomstparken
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The World is perceived complex
• Organizations tends to define themselves or their perspective through storytelling, by law, policies or other types of borders. We do it by answering questions like: Who are we? What do we want? How are we different from everybody else?
• Most municipality branches and institutions sees the world from their hieracy and professional standards. As a citizen all you see is this massive complexity.
• So how do you embrace complexity and makes it your friend?
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Welcome to Kornblomstparken; the land of many perspectives
• To local social housing organisations
• One social housing company
• A community based social housing project
• Planners, builders and municipality authorities
• Public social and pedagogical services
• Citizens and other local actors around the park
• Social housing act • Urban renewal act • Planning act • Local authority mandate
Place based
management
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Difference in age, culture and social background
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Dogville planning
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Planning on the fly
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Workshop classic
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Citizens raise their voice
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Temporary markings
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Coffee diplomacy and partnerships
• Whether it’s the CEO, the kids or the tenant. All need to be heard, understood and accept. This is best done on their own home turf.
• Patience and miniscule research in economics, legality and interest creates trust and trustworthiness.
• Through coffee diplomacy and written partnerships the many perspectives unites
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This was the beginning
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Four years later
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Bonding – Bridging - Linking
• Bonding social capital is defined as strong ties between individuals in similar sociodemographic situations, such as immediate family, close friends or neighbours.
• Bridging social capital is used to describe more distant ties of like persons, such as loose friendships or workmates. Bridging social capital tends to be outward looking and brings together people from across diverse socio-demographic situations.
• Linking social capital concerns connectivity between unlike people in dissimilar situations. It refers to connections with people in power, such as those in politically or financially influential positions.
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What we can makes us proud
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Uniforms express the group
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Together we’re strong!
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Among equals I feel secure
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I trust you and you’re intentions
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Building trust across the cultural gap
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It makes you happy to co create
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Don´t forget to socialize
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A common task dissolves social and cultural backgrounds
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Cultural meeting scale 1:1
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Decisionmakers and citizen meets
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A mayor is grounded
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Two mayors and a homeless have a common experince
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Bonding, bridging and linking at Denmark’s Political Festival on
Bornholm
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It sounds so easy …
How fans view a penalty kick How player view a penalty kick
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Read on
Øystein Leonardsen: [email protected], 2054 6919
Publications from Sundholmskvarteret and beyond:
http://issuu.com/oysteinleonardsen/stacks/aa4a1e383df8478ba0dcfc040462a867
Systemic analysis: Luhmann, N: Social Systems, Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1995
Social Capital: Firth ,Maye & Pearson (2011): Developing “community” in community gardens, Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, 16:6, 555-568
Local democracy: Sirianni, C: Investing in Democracy: Engaging Citizens in Collaborative Governance , Brookings 2009
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sundholmsvej8