EXAMINING THE PUBLIC ACCEPTABILITY
OF TRANSPORTATION POLICY THROUGH THE LENS
OF POSITIONING THEORY.
A CASE OF THE CITY COUNCIL DEBATE IN KRAKÓW, POLAND
EXAMINING THE PUBLIC ACCEPTABILITY
OF TRANSPORTATION POLICY THROUGH THE LENS
OF POSITIONING THEORY.
A CASE OF THE CITY COUNCIL DEBATE IN KRAKÓW, POLAND
Author(s): Michał M. BukowskiSubject(s): Welfare systems, Social psychology and group interaction, Rural and urban sociology
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: policy acceptability; positioning theory; transportation policy; discourse;
Summary/Abstract: This paper applies positioning analysis to the case study of the extraordinary city council meeting in Kraków devoted to assessing controversial transport policy instruments. Posi- tions are entitlements to perform actions in an episode. The paper explores how actual positioning patterns of pro-policy and anti-policy camps calmed the conflict between them. It is claimed that conflicted parties shared three narratives (storylines) that secured political and public acceptance of the policy, albeit in a non-obvious way.
Journal: Roczniki Nauk Społecznych
- Issue Year: 50/2022
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 229-247
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English