Reading Development

Random readings on society, politics and change – Jorge Carrillo

Re-learning culture in cities beyond the West

Urban scholars have long engaged with the role of culture in cities. Tracing this debate, this article outlines the evolutions of culture as an object of study in inquiries on … Continue reading

Thursday, 3 October 2024 · Leave a comment

Informality, culture and governance in the global South

This paper provides an epistemological critique of informality by focusing on cultural governance in two cities of the global South, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Dakar, Senegal. Aiming to enrich … Continue reading

Thursday, 23 January 2020 · Leave a comment

Temporary initiatives need a permanent place in urban creativity policies

While bland ‘creative city’ policies have become universally popular in the world’s city halls, new temporary and ‘pop-up’ urbanism initiatives are spreading even more quickly across the globe. Oli Mould argues that … Continue reading

Sunday, 21 October 2012 · Leave a comment