ABSTRACT
Pursuant largely to the works of Manuel Castells, sociologists and social theorists have recognized the network society as a new construct within which to think about society. But, despite Castells’ prominence within planning, planning theory has been slow to see the network society as central to its agenda. This tide may be changing. A new literature on the network society is emerging in planning (Innes and Booher 2000; Graham and Healey 1999; Hajer and Zonneveld 2000) and – as this volume further attests – there is continuing interest in the network society on both sides of the Atlantic.
