Neighborhood Democracy
On the following, write a 5-page paper (Double-spaced, pages numbered, 1-inch margins, sources cited, and other academic paper conventions). No external sources are required.
Describe the relationship of reason and power in Bent Flyvbjerg’s Power and Rationality. How have Enlightenment thinkers like Francis Bacon and Immanuel Kant conceptualized this relationship? How does Flyvbjerg, building on Nietzsche and Foucault, invert this Enlightenment understanding? Discuss two illustrations/episodes from Flyvbjerg’s text that help make his point.
Just follow instructions listed above and use Bent Flyvbjerg’s Power and Rationality book for reference.
Answer previewNeighborhood Democracy
Power based on the perception of social scientists and diverse scholars like Bent Flybjerg has cultural and symbolic significance. This is evident in all human affairs areas like public policy, gender, and health, to mention a few. Leaders have to demonstrate their critical thinking and rationality when making decisions that would impact society positively. However, frequent cases that arise when people are in power include irrational…
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