Conveners
RT_15 PLANNING PROFESSIONALISM AND RE-BUILDING TRUST IN A POST-TRUTH ERA
- Mark Oranje (University of Pretoria)
- Hannah Hickman (University of the West of England)
Hannah Hickman
(University of the West of England), Dr
Jasper de Vries
(Wageningen University),
Katie McClymont
(UWE Bristol),
Mark Oranje
(University of Pretoria)
08/07/2025, 16:00
RT 15 | Planning professionalism and re-building trust in a post-truth era
Oral
This roundtable will look at trust in planning and trust in planners with a focus on professionalism and expert knowledge in a populist, polarised “post-truth”, era, where the sense of “public interest” remains vital but is in dispute. In a broader international context, trust in institutions and experts is often deemed to be under pressure. However, looking more closely to trust in...
