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Enrique R. Silva, Assistant Professor and Faculty Coordinator of City Planning and Urban Affairs from Boston University, was named as a Faculty Fellow of the Boston University Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future.<\/p>\n
Prof. Silva has been involved with the Pardee House since the beginning of 2010. In March 2010, Prof. Silva spoke at a Pardee House Seminar on future challenges in dealing with disasters together with Dr. Pablo Suarez and Prof. Anuradha Mukherji and in more recently, in May 2010, Prof. Silva participated in a dialogue on\u00a0\u201dThe University\u2019s Role in Dealing with Disasters and Complex Human Emergencies\u201d organized by the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and the Boston University Provost.<\/p>\n
Prof. Silva is currently analyzing the institutionalization of participatory planning policies in Chile and the U.S.A. His research raises questions about the challenges inherent in the democratization of planning and policy-making in general, especially in the context of neoliberal economic-political regimes. This research contributes to broader theoretical debates on democracy and pluralism, but it also informs public sector and grass-roots strategies to improve participatory planning mechanisms.<\/p>\n