Julian Brigstocke

Julian Brigstocke lectures in human geography at Plymouth University. His research focuses on contemporary political theory, urban avant-gardes, contemporary architectures of authority, and the politics of aesthetics. His book The Life of the City: Space, Humour and the Authority of Experience in Late Nineteenth Century Montmartre will be published with Ashgate in 2013.

Futures of an unlived past: participation, Plymouth architecture and the voices of the dead

Perhaps it is impossible to create a participatory democracy through participatory means. The solution developed here, in any case, was to draw on the external authority of a famous urban planner.

By Julian Brigstocke

/ 5 Sep 2013

Introducing this week's debate: the struggle for a common life

Our three debate editors provide you with a guide to this weeks debate: The struggle for a common life

By Claire Blencowe, Julian Brigstocke and Tehseen Noorani

/ 29 Aug 2013