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PAPERS: Participation in Policy making, Part II Location: Appleton Tower, LT5 Zoom Link Accessibility: https://www.accessable.co.uk/the-university-of-edinburgh/central-area/access-guides/appleton-lecture-theatre-5-edinburgh Session Chair: Scott Schmidt, Georgetown University Session Chair: Sabine Junginger, Northumbria University | |
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Agency in the In-Between: A Reflexive Civic Design Inquiry into Agency Drift 1: Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), Netherlands, The; 2: University of applied science Utrecht (HU), Netherlands, The Citizen participation initiatives often struggle to engage diverse communities meaningfully. 'In-between' spaces are celebrated as sites where power asymmetries can be renegotiated, yet this spatial metaphor obscures critical temporal dynamics. Through reflexive analysis of a ten-month design justice collaboration with Amsterdam's Stedelijk Team Participatie, this paper examines how temporal positioning shapes agency strategies within participatory processes. Applying temporal-relational agency theory, we identify a phenomenon we term "agency drift", the multidirectional movement across agency strategies as participants navigate institutional and community temporal orientations. Our findings show that making these temporal dynamics visible transforms in-between spaces from sites where drift simply happens into spaces where it can be intentionally cultivated. This research offers an analytical framework and design strategies to support diverse agency pathways and equitable engagement. View Paper: https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2026.1793
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