Distinguishing Inclusion and Participation

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Distinguishing Participation and Inclusion
Kathryn S. Quick and Martha S. Feldman Journal of Planning Education and Research 2011 31: 272 originally published online 22 June 2011 DOI: 10.1177/0739456X11410979 The online version of this article can be found at: http://jpe.sagepub.com/content/31/3/272

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Distinguishing Participation and Inclusion
Kathryn S. Quick1 and Martha S. Feldman2

Journal of Planning Education and Research 31(3) 272–290 © The Author(s) 2011 Reprints and permission: http://www. sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0739456X11410979 http://jpe.sagepub.com

Abstract This article argues that participation and inclusion are independent dimensions of public engagement and elaborates the relationships of inclusion with deliberation and diversity. Inclusion continuously creates a community involved in defining and addressing public issues; participation emphasizes public input on the content of programs and policies. Features of inclusive processes are coproducing the process and content of decision making, engaging multiple ways of knowing, and sustaining temporal openness. Using a community of

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