About the book: year / Original publication: Arnstein, Sherry R. “A Ladder of Citizen Participation,” JAIP, Vol. 35, No. 4, July 1969, pp. 216-224 (Arnstein S. The Ladder of Civic Participation. Journal of the American Institute of City Planners, Vol. 35, No. 4, July 1969, pp. 216-224) This article, written by Sherry Arnstein (1930-1997) forty-three years ago, first included eight possible strategies for engaging civil society in planning and management issues are systematized and presented in a productive metaphor. Since then, the article has been republished more than 80 times and has been translated into several languages..