With our European-wide network of cultural organisations accelerating the movement of the commons in Europe we prepared the statement “Culture …
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The possibility of a co-city.
“Citizens should not just be involved, but they should be driving the process, being the managers.” Christian Iaione (LUISS University, Rome) talks about the idea of a ‘co-city’. Does it provide a way out of the growing dichotomy between active citizens and non-active citizens?
Who owns the city? We own the city!
The city is a complex and incomplete event, a space and a condition at the same time, and that is why a city today is completely different from what it was centuries ago. This process of becoming should be perceived with caution, because sometimes cities might end up in a tragic event – cities might lose their ‘citiness’. Democracy is at stake here. In order to understand these processes, it is necessary to focus on a couple of particular questions. What is a city and who owns it?
Co-creating the city through urban commons: a 20 years’ experience of participatory art-making in Marseille
Our correspondent Phillipe Eynaud zooms in on the work of our hub Les Têtes de l’Art which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.
Open City – towards the intercultural community center. A conference in Zagreb
The conference is a part of the programme of the platform Operacija grad: Upgrade. Through advocacy activities and public events …
