An Introduction to Facilitation with Bosco from Saints and Scholars
This conversation is centred on explaining the theory and assumptions behind the modern concept of facilitation. Much of the analysis is drawn from Bosco’s writings on facilitation which are linked below.The stream will look at facilitation as an emanation of democratic theory in the tradition of Habermas, the assumption being that rational consensus can be achieved through clear communication. From there we will interrogate this democratic assumption using Steven Luke’s “third force of power” framework which sees such facilitated communications as a tool of consensus manufacture.
The analysis will include exploration of Kurt Lewin’s field theory and his unfreeze-change-refreeze model of social change which are commonly utilised in such group therapy sessions. Lewin ’s situationist theory established the basis for later experiments in social dynamics such as those of Milgram, Browning and Zimbardo.
Michel Foucault’s concept of Pastoral Power and Technologies of the Self are explored in the context of facilitation along with Nikolas Rose’s Psy-Complex which views such therapeutic professions and techniques as a form of human resource management that aligns the clients values with those of the institution.
The work of Pierre Bourdieu, Jacques Ranciere and Herbert Marcuse, specifically his concept of Repressive Tolerance, are also used to critique contemporary facilitation. The therapeutic culture of the modern West is critiqued from the perspective of Philip Rieff and Christopher Lasch, particularly its utility as a tool of depoliticisation. Modern management culture is explored as a cite of therapeutic practice.
The analysis explores the utilisation of facilitation in Ireland including Citizens’ Assemblies and the Convention on Education.
Facilitating Consensus—The Grand Illusion of The Facilitator and Participatory Democracy: https://boscos.substack.com/p/facilitating-consensus-the-grand
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