Enterprise discourses in Dutch urban policies; a comparison between two cities in the Netherlands

Nuha Al Sader; Reinout Kleinhaus; Maarten van Ham

doi:10.1080/17535069.2020.1714710

Enterprise discourses in Dutch urban policies; a comparison between two cities in the Netherlands

Nuha Al Sader, Reinout Kleinhaus, Maarten van Ham

School of Geography & Sustainable Development

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Abstract

Local governments make use of ‘enterprise language’ to encourage citizens to adopt entrepreneurial behaviour in managing their daily lives and solving problems that emerge in their neighbourhood. In this paper, we examine the use of enterprise language and the promotion of enterprise in Dutch urban policy focusing specifically on how Dutch cities use enterprise language to influence and encourage their inhabitants to undertake entrepreneurial action. Our analysis shows how the language of enterprise helps cities to reinforce a local identity, to legitimize institutional change in local government functioning and to formulate expectations of how citizens (and professionals) should behave.

Original language	English
Number of pages	24
Journal	Urban Research and Practice
Volume	Latest Articles
Early online date	22 Jan 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/17535069.2020.1714710
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 22 Jan 2020

Keywords

Enterprise language
Critical discourse analysis
Urban policy
Entrepreneurial cities
Entrepreneurial citizens

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