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A Ladder of Citizen Participation

Journal of the American Institute of Planners

Sherry R. Arnstein

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Arnstein’s classic typology arranges citizen participation on a ladder from nonparticipation (manipulation, therapy) through tokenism (informing, consultation, placation) to citizen power (partnership, delegated power, citizen control)—clarifying when engagement confers real influence.

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