Episode Archive

• Community and Commons (Urban Concepts)

  In this first episode of the Urban Concept series, Louis Volont (MIT, Boston) and Thijs Lijster (University of Groningen) discuss with Talja Blokland (Humboldt University, Berlin) the concepts o...

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• Ukrainian Cities at War

  Listen to urban researchers sharing their insights on the situation in Ukrainian cities at war, from Kyiv, Kharkiv to Mariupol. Our guests discuss Putin's identity politics and the way his propa...

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• Troubling Graffiti and Street Art

  What do graffiti and street art do? This is the key question of the intriguing podcast conversation among Emma Arnold, Jeff Ross, and John Lennon. While we learn about the unruly and disruptive ...

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• Housing Expropriation Referendum in Berlin: How it was won and what comes next?

  On the 26th of September over million Berliners voted to expropriate and return to public ownership over 200,000 homes in the city. Deutsche Wohnen und Co Enteignen targeted a number of large re...

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• Urban Political Special: RC21 Conference Antwerp

  In this episode we give you exclusive insights into the RC21 conference 2021 Antwerp. Our guests share their experiences from sessions, keynotes, and discussions on this year's main theme of 'Se...

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• Housing Commons & Collectives: European & US Perspectives

  After discussing expropriation efforts in Berlin recently, this episode will widen the discussion of housing commons to perspectives, differences, and potentials in Europe and the US.

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• Decolonize/Decenter: Planning in the South

  ‘How can academic research be of service to envisioning alternative planning agendas that reflect the realities of the so-called Global South?’ is the central question that our guest host Inhji ...

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• Green Cities and Contemporary Climate Planning: Politics and Practices

  Green cities and green infrastructure have become common planning practices. But why is nature good and how does green matter? Do all people have equal access to nature, or are some left out of ...

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• Housing struggles in Berlin: Part II Grassroots Expropriation Activism

  After Andrej Holm delved into the history of 'Mietendeckel', the rent cap legislation in Berlin, in the previous episode on contemporary housing struggles in Berlin, in this episode Joanna Kusia...

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• Housing Struggles in Berlin: Part I Rent Cap

  This episode, we discuss the social and political consequences of last week's rent cap ("Mietendeckel") ruling of the German Federal Constitutional Court with Andrej Holm. We explore the history...

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