This Special Issue starts from the premise that the concept of ideology holds significant analytical potential for planning but that this potential can only be realised if ideology is brought to the fore of analysis. By naming ideology and rendering it visible, we hope to bring it out from the shadows and into the open to examine its value and what it can tell us about the politics of contemporary planning. The articles in this Special Issue therefore seek to contribute to established academic debates by exploring some of the ways ideology can be deployed as a tool in the analysis of planning problems. This article introduces the Special Issue by exploring the various accounts in the articles of (1) what ideology is; (2) what its effects are; (3) where ideology may be identified and (4) what different theories of ideology can tell us about planning. There inevitably remain many un-answered questions, paths not taken and debates left unaddressed. We hope other scholars will be inspired (or provoked) to address these omissions in the future.

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权力叙事：将意识形态放在规划分析的前沿

本期专刊的前提是，意识形态的概念在规划方面具有重大的分析潜力，但是只有将意识形态置于分析的前沿，才能实现这一潜力。通过命名意识形态并使之可见，我们希望将其从阴影中带出并公开展示，以检查其价值以及它可以告诉我们有关现代规划政治的内容。因此，本期特刊中的文章试图探索意识形态可以作为分析计划问题的一种工具，从而促进学术辩论。本文通过探讨（1）什么是意识形态；以及（1）什么是意识形态；中的各种论述来介绍特刊。（2）其作用是什么？（3）可以识别出意识形态的地方，以及（4）哪些不同的意识形态理论可以告诉我们有关计划的知识。不可避免地，仍有许多未解决的问题，未采取的道路和未解决的辩论。我们希望将来会启发（或激发）其他学者来解决这些遗漏。