TY - THES TI - Contemporary Inner-city Planning as a Quest for Support of the Diverse People ID - theses_frw1083 Y1 - 2010/// M1 - master UR - https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/1083/ A1 - Voorberg, J.C. AV - public N2 - Representatives must go on a Quest for support to still find the majority. In referenda this Quest comes to the surface as campaigns start to influence and persuade the people quite clearly. In planning projects without referendum, this persuasion is less visible but still necessary to act democratically. Democracy is about the rule of the ordinary people, therefore they must agree upon the decisions representatives make for them. The Quest for support is therefore necessary for every decision representatives make. To be successful in this quest a close connection to society is necessary to keep away from the track of manipulation of the people as also this connection would give the representatives the biggest chance of success. ER -