Participation
… is essentially about politics. It deals with questions of power, authority, who is in- or excluded.
I have the feeling, that this approach is often not considered in participative projects. That is also why they reside rather low on the participative model by Wright.
They’re not able to see the inherent power-dynamics of the structures from which they start theirs inquiries. And are probably even less able to reflect them properly without jeapordizing their own projects.