The Diffusion of Participatory Planning Ideas and Practices: The Case of Socialist Yugoslavia, 1961-1982

Although both praised and contested for its advanced conceptual elaboration ineffective practical implementation, respectively, participatory planning has largely been considered a Yugoslav national legacy point of diversification compared with other similar contexts. However, there little research on the roots features public participation as observed through lens international influences spatial urban planning. By identifying main channels (professional networks events) nodes (planning organizations documents) in diffusion ideas at levels, we trace evolution citizen discourse Yugoslavia. Based archival relevant documents (selected articles professional journals, decrees, plans), paper examines authenticity concept Yugoslavia to, finally, elucidate specificities implementation context socialist self-management.