Drawing the line: Public involvement processes in coastal protection projects

Kamstrup, Jeppe Hæstrup ; Nissen, Rasmus Nielsen ; Thorsen, Ann-Sofie Hjelt

4. term

Techno-Anthropology, Master

2020

2020-06-04

99 pages

Gennem en undersøgelse af en borgerinddragelsesproces angående et kystbeskyttelsesprojekt i Dragør kommune svarer dette speciale på hvordan bekymringer og argumenter bliver frembragt i og omkring borgerinddragelsen, hvilke roller forskellige former for viden spiller samt hvordan indsigter fra Dragørs borgerinddragelsesprojekt kan hjælpe med at forbedre fremtidige borgerinddragelsesprojekter. Ved at udføre et teknoantropologisk feltstudie, der omfattede både observationer, interviews samt undersøgelser af tekniske rapporter besvarer dette speciale hvordan forskellige former for viden og ordningen af disse har indflydelse på borgerinvolveringen gennem et perspektiv baseret på STS. Ved at kontrastere Callon et al.’s tanker om det hybride forum med Jasanoffs formsprog om co-production informeret af Marres’ arbejde angående issues, finder dette speciale at vidensmøder mellem ekspert-, lokal-, samt proceduralviden kan generere skepsis, men også skabe fundamentet for en robust vidensproduktion. Resultatet afhænger af hvordan udformningen af formatet hvori man involverer borgerne, og hvorvidt de har indflydelse på hvilke rammer man opstiller for projektet. Transparens i forbindelse med borgerinddragelse bliver diskuteret og et behov for mere arbejde i at forstå transparens in-the-making bliver afdækket for at hjælpe fremtidige borgerinddragelsesprojekter.

Through investigating citizen involvement processes in a coastal protection project in the Danish municipality of Dragør, this thesis finds how concerns and arguments are brought forth in and around the citizen involvement, what role different types of knowledge plays and how insights from the particular case of Dragør can help inform future project concerning citizen involvement. Through this extreme case, we produce insights on what happens when highly engaged citizens participate in an extensive involvement process created by a municipality that allocates many resources in hopes that the involvement will help solve a contested technical and social issue. By doing a techno- anthropological field study, encompassing field and virtual observations, interviews and study of technical reports, the thesis unearths the impacts of the citizen involvement through the lenses of STS. By juxtaposing the hybrid forum of Callon et al. with Jasanoffs idiom of co-production, informed by Marres’ work on issues, the thesis identifies three types of knowledge, that through encounters can generate scepticism but also hold promise for more robust knowledge production. The outcome hinges on the format of the involvement and whether citizens are invited to renegotiate framings of the project. The thesis lastly discusses the need for transparency in citizen involvements and recommends more work in understanding transparency in-the-making, to help future citizen involvement projects.

borgerinddragelse ; STS ; Sceince and technology studies ; Kystbeskyttelse ; Dragør ; Diger

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