Conveners
RT_15 PLANNING PROFESSIONALISM AND RE-BUILDING TRUST IN A POST-TRUTH ERA
- 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)
10/07/2025, 09:00
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...
