Samenvatting

The Canon of Participation shows the development of Dutch participation in 27 illustrative and sometimes iconic stories. This shows how participation is a common thread throughout the Dutch political-administrative history. The canon looks at the context in which professionals in participation now work from a government perspective. We walk through history in seven-league boots. We always learn lessons for the future from the stories of the past. The previous issue of this magazine discussed the first 14 stories. This issue will present the remaining 13 stories. This is an adaptation of the Canon of Participation, which can be found at www.kennisknooppuntparticipatie.nl/canon. The online version of the canon contains more detailed descriptions, interpretation, background information, illustrations and source references. People can also respond to the canon in the online version, because just like participation itself, the canon is never fully developed. The canon was commissioned by the Participation Knowledge Exchange of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management.