"This is a challenging collection massively demonstrating the interdisciplinary input of bringing together psychoanalytic and planning theory in order to rigorously highlight the ideological fantasies at work in planning practices and their political and spatial implications. Drawing on a multitude of examples and theoretical insights, this volume deserves to be widely read and debated. What better way to celebrate Michael Gunder's legacy and his enduring impact on the field of planning theory and beyond?" Professor Yannis Stavrakakis , Aristotle University of Thessaloniki "Michael Gunder was a distinguished planning theorist with a unique tack on critical planning research, often employing a Lacanian strand of psychoanalytic theory to analyze ideologies and practices related to spatial planning. This commemorative collection shows that Gunder's approach bears fruit in planning theory. The contributors apply his ideas to current planning issues. The book offers considerable insight into a theory building connecting planners' interpretation of spatial governance with a main perspective for studying social phenomena." Professor Emeritus Tore Øivin Sager , Norwegian University of Science and Technology "This commemorative collection celebrates Michael Gunder's enduring contribution to planning scholarship and particularly his application of Jacques Lacan's psychoanalytic approaches to the field of planning. It brings together planning scholars who, inspired by Michale's works, expand our understandings of the Lacanian concept of 'fantasy' and its function in shining lights on the nature of planning practices.

Their contributions make the book an essential reading for everyone interested in Michael's scholarship as well as Lacanian planning theory more broadly." Professor Simin Davoudi , School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University, UK.