Political Theory and the City – 2 research workshops in March & April 2019
While political theorizing explicitly and implicitly assumes that the political framework within which we function is the state or sometimes the international system, contemporary patterns of urbanism are positioning cities as meaningful polities with increased political power. As a political entity, the city has its particular political attributes that are different from those of the state. This difference makes a difference in the way we approach political issues at large and specifically when we want to think about policy and political institutions in the city. In 2019, the Planning Policy Lab co-organized (with the Max Kampelman Chair at the Hebrew University) two research workshops on these topics.
In the first workshop, we hosted Bart van Leeuwen (Radboud University Nijmegen) for a masterclass on the topic of urban justice, and Avigail Ferdman (Hebrew University and FU Berlin) and Tal Alster presented their current research in the field.
https://www.academia.edu/38580407/Political_Theory_and_the_City_Research_Workshop_1_-_March_2019
In the second workshop, we hosted Michael Haus (Heidelberg University) for a masterclass on the topic of urban political theory, and Yinnon Geva (Hebrew University), Nir Barak (Technion – Planning Policy Lab), and Lior Glick (Hebrew University) presented their current research.
https://www.academia.edu/38580406/Political_Theory_and_the_City_Research_Workshop_2_-_April_2019
