Planning projects, strategies and discourses in the production of state space
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https://doi.org/10.14409/dee.2022.1.e0010Keywords:
State space, planning, state projects, state strategies, state discoursesAbstract
The notion of "state space" challenges the theory dominated by statistical empiricism, evidencing not only the tendency to portray the territoriality of the state as a static and bounded structure, but, above all, trying to overcome the compositional understanding of space for a more relational one. Despite the theoretical shift implied by the notion of state space, its discussion has been approached almost exclusively in conceptual terms, omitting, among other issues, the importance of the spatial representations mobilized by planning, despite the fact that this constitutes one of the main mechanisms that produce state territoriality. This mechanism is presented as an ideological construction resulting from the inertia of a complex amalgam of discourses, projects and strategies. Through the review and systematization of the literature, this paper makes a critical review of recent theorizations focused on the notion of "state space", paying particular attention to the strategic-relational approach, in order to emphasize its implications in research and in the professional practice of planners.
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